Royal Oak

As we were sailing, all on the salt sea We hadn't been gone months, but two or three When we saw ten sail, ten sail of Turks All men of war, full as big as we "Haul down your colors,  you English dogs! Haul down your colors, do not refuse Haul down your colors, you English dogs Or your precious life you will lose!" Our captain being a valiant man And a well-bespoken, a man was he! "Let it never be said that we died like dogs But we shall fight, most manfully! Go up aloft, you cabin boys And mount the mainmast atop so high For to spread the news to King George's fleet That we'll run the risk or else we'll die!" Now the fight began about six in the morn And on to the setting of the sun And at the rise of the next dawn When we saw ten ships We couldn't see but one 'Cause three we sank, and three we burned And three we caused to run away And one we towed into Portsmouth harbor For to let them know we'd won the day If anyone then should enquire As to our gallant captain's name Well, Captain Wellfounder was our commander And the Royal Oak was our ship by name --- Royal Oak - The Jolly Rogers