Oh the night that Edward Kenway died is a night I'll never forget.
Some of the boys got loaded drunk and they ain't been sober yet.
As long as the bottle was passed around, every man was feeling gay.
Stede Bonnett came with the bagpipes and music for a play!
Chorus:
That's how they showed their respect for Edward Kenway.
That's how they showed their honor and their pride.
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another.
And every drink in the place was full the night Ed Kenway died.
While poor Anne Bonny sat in the corner shedding out her tears,
Blackbeard and his lads came tearing down the pier.
They went into the Jackdaw's hold and a bottle of whiskey stole,
And put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold!
Chorus:
That's how they showed their respect for Edward Kenway.
That's how they showed their honor and their pride.
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another.
And every drink in the place was full the night Ed Kenway died.
'Bout two o'clock in the mornin', Rackham that filthy scamp,
He sat upon the coffin lid and said "here lies a tramp."
They stopped the clock so Captain Roberts couldn't tell the time,
And at a quarter after two, they argued it was nine.
Chorus:
That's how they showed their respect for Edward Kenway.
That's how they showed their honor and their pride.
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another.
And every drink in the place was full the night Ed Kenway died.
They stopped the hearse on King Street outside of a saloon,
They all walked in at half past eight and stumbled out at noon.
They strolled up to the graveyard, so holy and sublime.
Found out when they got there, they'd left Kenway behind!
Chorus:
That's how they showed their respect for Edward Kenway.
That's how they showed their honor and their pride.
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another.
And every drink in the place was full the night Ed Kenway died.
Oh the night that Edward Kenway died is a night I'll never forget.
Some of the boys got loaded drunk and they ain't been sober yet.
As long as the bottle was passed around, every man was feeling gay.
Stede Bonnett came with the bagpipes and music for a play!
Chorus:
That's how they showed their respect for Edward Kenway.
That's how they showed their honor and their pride.
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another.
And every drink in the place was full the night Ed Kenway died.
Every drink in the place was full the night Ed Kenway died!
This work is a rewrite of the Newfoundland folk song "The Night Pat Murphy Died."