High Barbaree (hi-lo)

by American sea chantey

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HIGH BARBAREE hi-lo
American sea chantey
Attributed to Charles Dibdin
Key: Am
Time: 6/8

  2    2   -3'  -3'-3   4
  5    5   -6   -6 -7   7
There were two loft-y ships

 -4   4  -3   4 -3 2
 -8   7  -7   7 -7 5
From old Eng-land came

 2    2     2    5
 5    5     5    8
Blow high, blow low

2   -3'-3 4 -4 5
5   -6 -7 7 -8 8
An' so sailed we

 4   5   5    4    5   -4  -4
 7   8   8    7    8   -8  -8
One was the Prince o' Luth-er

-3  -4   4  4  -3    -3  -3'   2
-7  -8   7  7  -7    -7  -6    5
An' the oth-er the Prince o' Wales

 1 -1   2   -3'  4   -3    -3'
 4 -4   5   -6   7   -7    -6
All a-cruis-in' down the coasts

-3' 3   2   -3' 3  -3'
-6  6   5   -6  6  -6
Of the High Bar-ba-ree