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As he is false, I do protest,
That he on earth shall find no rest;
And it is said, she plagu'd him so,
That to the seas he's forc'd to go.
As he was on the main-mast high,
A little boat he did espy
In it there was a Ghost grim,
That made him tremble every limb.
Down to the deck the young man goes,
To the Captain, his mind to disclose,
Here, a Spirit coming hence,
O Captain stand in my defence.
Upon the deck the Captain goes,
Where soon he spy'd the fatal Ghost;
Captain, said she, you must and can,
With speed help me to such a man,
In St. Helens this young man died,
And in St. Helens is his body laid:
Captain, said she, Do not say so,
For he is in your ship below.
And if you stand in his defence,
A mighty storm I will send hence;
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