Coast of High Barbaree
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Coast of High Barbaree
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The "Coast of High Barbary" is a traditional song which was popular among British and American sailors. It is most frequently sung as a ballad but can also be a sea shanty. It tells of a sailing ship that came across a pirate ship off the Barbary Coast and defeated the pirates, who were left to drown. An earlier version of the ballad is found in the Stationers’ Register for January 14, 1595 and tells the story of two merchant ships, the George Aloe and the Sweepstake, both sailing to Safee. Whil
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Song
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_of_High_Barbaree
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2024-02-11T01:16:43Z
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