Captain Bateman

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[Primera Parte]

Lord Bateman was a noble lord
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A noble lord of high degree
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Imprisoned in some foreign country
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To spend his life in captivity

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He is a captain in the King's own 
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Navy
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He'd spent his life upon the cold 
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grey sea
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What would he give now for a plate
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 of meat and gravy
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Or for an angel to appear and set 
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him free

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For seven years he lives on bread 
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and dirty water
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A single candle in his prison room 
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for light
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Into the cell will walk the pretty
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 jailer's daughter
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The cloak she's wearing is as 
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black as any night

[Estribillo]

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She is a creature of captivating 
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beauty
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As this bold captain's hungry eyes
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 would ever see
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She looks upon him with the eye of
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 love's desire
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And so he begs her, "Lady, will 
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ye set me free?"

[Segunda Parte]

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"What can you offer if you gain 
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your freedom?
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I'll lose my heart if I should ever
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 set you free
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I have the keys if you'll deliver 
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me a promise
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Should I release you, then you'll 
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vow to marry me"

[Estribillo]

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"You are a creature of captivating
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 beauty
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We could run and make a life 
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beyond the sea"
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He takes her hand in his and makes
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 a solemn promise
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"Unchain me now and I will vow to 
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marry thee"

[Tercera Parte]

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Beneath the city walls and down 
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into the harbour
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She'll throw his chains into the 
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wine-dark sea
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They'll find a ship, but now his 
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hand is forced to stay her
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"In truth, I never could have 
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married thee"

[Estribillo]

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She was a creature of captivating 
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beauty
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He still has many miles of ocean 
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to traverse
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His broken promises will move the 
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gods to anger
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All broken promises will render 
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matters worse
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She sees the black storm clouds on
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 the horizon
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His solemn promises lie broken
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And whispered on the wind, as if 
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it's spoken
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He'll hear a maiden's curse

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