The Jolly Bold Robber

Come all you young fellows who go out a-tipling
I'd have you give attention and listen to my song
I'll tell you a story of a jolly bold robber
Seven feet high and proportion quite strong
He's robbed Lord of Morgan and the Lady of Dergan
Five hundred bright guineas from each one of them
And he spied a young sailor as he was a-riding
And boldly as a lion he stepped up to him

"Deliver your money you jolly young sailor
You've plenty of bulk in your pockets I see"
"Oh yes," says the sailor, "I have plenty of money
While I have life then I've got none for thee"
"I've just left my shipping and I've taken my money
I'm bound for old England, my friends for to see
I've ninety bright guineas for to make my friends merry
And I pray you jolly robber don't you take it from me"

So then the saucy bold robber struck the jolly young sailor
Such a blow on the head as brought him to the ground
"Oh now," says the sailor, "You have struck me quite heavy
Now I'll endeavor to return it again"
So now they have stripped like a lambkins they skipped
And they fought life for life like soldiers in field
At the ninety-eighth meeting it was a-completement
And the saucy bold robber the sailor boy has killed

And says the jolly young sailor to the saucy bold robber
"I hope you won't lay any blame unto me
But if I'd been the robber of ten hundred guineas
I never would have stopped a poor sailor boy like me"