Look ahead, look astern, look the weather in the lee
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we
I see a wreck to the windward and a lofty ship to lee
A-sailing down along the coast of High Barbary

"O, are you a pirate, or a man o' war?" cried we
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we
"O no! I'm not a pirate, but a man-o-war," cried he
A-sailing down along the coast of High Barbary

"We'll back up our topsails, and heave our vessel to,"
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we
"For we have got some letters to be carried home by you"
A-sailing down along the coast of High Barbary

For broadside, for broadside, they fought all on the main
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed wе
Until at last the frigate shot the piratе's mast away
A-sailing down along the coast of High Barbary

"For quarters, for quarters," the saucy pirates cried
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we
The quarters that we showed them was to sink them in the tide
A-sailing down along the coast of High Barbary

With cutlass, and with gun, O', we fought hours three
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we
The ship it was their coffin, and their grave it was the sea
A-sailing down all on the coasts of High Barbary
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we
A-sailing down all on the coasts of High Barbary