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With the voices getting nearer I knew that I had to hide,
I got up behind a coffin, then I saw who was inside,
By the skin and bones of Blackbeard I lay there in the dark,
Twas then I heard a whisper above the beating of my heart;
Have a care, have a care,
Twas evilly come by and no good will you find there,
Have a care, have a care,
Twas evilly stolen, only pain and sorrow there - have a care!
So twas from the world of smugglers that I hid myself that night,
And when they left I opened up the coffin for a look inside,
But instead of Blackbeards diamonds, in the locket at his heart,
Only verses from the Bible and a voice came from the dark;
Have a care, have a care,
Twas evilly come by and no good will you find there,
Have a care, have a care,
Twas evilly stolen, only pain and sorrow there - have a care!
What shall we do with the boy whos hiding,
what shall we do with the boy whos hiding,
what shall we do with the boy whos hiding, early in the morning?
Lock him in the vault so he cant get out boys,
Lock him in the vault so he cant get out boys,
Lock him in the vault so he cant get out boys, early in the morning!