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 For he has been a rank robber,
 * and a robber on the sea.

O then, says Captain Ward my boys,
 * let's put to sea again,

And see what prizes we can find
 * on the coast of France and Spain.

Then we espied a lofty ship,
 * a sailing from the west,

She was loaded with silks and sattins,
 * and cambrics of the best.

Then bore we up to her straightway,
 * they thinking no such thing;

We robb'd them of their merchandise,
 * and bade them tell their king.

Now when our king did hear of this,
 * his heart was griev'd full sore,

To think his ships could not get pass'd,
 * as they had done before.

Then he caus'd build a worthy ship,
 * and a worthy ship of fame,

And the Rainbow was she called,
 * and the Rainbow was her name.

He rigged her and freighted her,
 * and sent her to the sea,