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This song was probably first published as a broadside ballad in the mid 19th century. Many such songs were a form of popular protest against the cruelty and injustice of the times. Copies of the song, in sheet music, were sold on the street. They were often written anonymously. At sea, the captain was the absolute authority, with little or no restraints. A cruel captain could subject his crew to tortures we can hardly imagine today. youtu.be/qSGcrU0o-Mk THE CRUEL SHIPS CAPTAIN The boy to me was bound apprenticed cause his parents they were poor. So I took him from St. James workhouse All for to sail on the Greenland shore. One day this poor boy he did annoy me Nothing to him then did I say But I rushed him to my frozen yardarm And I kept him there til the very next day. When his eyes and his teeth hang before me With his hands and his feet down bowed And with a tarry gasket there I killed him For I would not hear his cries below I wouldnt hear his cries below. Now all you sea captains that go out a-navyin Take a fair advice by me Dont abuse your young apprentice boys aboard Because its hanged that youd surely be Or else its hanged that youd surely be Yes its hanged that youd surely be.

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