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Captain Kidd burying the Bible (1837) "The Ballad of Captain Kidd" (or simply, "Captain Kidd") is an English song about Captain William Kidd, who was executed for piracy in London on May 23, 1701. [1] It is listed as number 1900 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song was printed in Britain in 1701, and it traveled to the colonies "almost ...
Most sources attribute the hymn's melody to the 1701 English song "The Ballad of Captain Kidd", which describes the exploits of pirate William Kidd (misnamed "Robert" in American versions of the ballad). [7] [note 1] The melody itself predates the Kidd usage, however, possibly by more than a century. [9]
William Kidd (c. 1645 – 23 May 1701), also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, was a Scottish privateer. Conflicting accounts exist regarding his early life, but he was likely born in Dundee and later settled in New York City .
"Captain Kidd" is about the infamous pirate William Kidd. After the album was released, the band discovered that " The Mermaid " was actually written by Shel Silverstein . "Graceful & Charming (Sweet Forget Me Not)" was actually composed by Bobby Newcome of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1877.
A broadsheet of his Gallows Confessional was put to the melody of "Captain Kidd", previously executed for piracy in 1701. [4] Jack Hall's song was made popular in the 1850s with the adaptation " Sam Hall " by English comic minstrel, W. G. Ross .
Captain Kidd (1645–1701) was a Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy. Captain Kidd may also refer to: Captain Kidd, a 1945 film starring Charles Laughton "Captain Kidd" (song), an English song about Captain Kidd; Captain Kidd, Jr., a 1919 American silent film 'Captain Kidd' apple, a red mutation of the 'Kidd's Orange Red' apple
Adria English's attorneys, Ariel Mitchell-Kidd and Steven A. Metcalf, on Wednesday requested to withdraw as her legal counsel in a court filing obtained by USA TODAY. They cite "a breakdown in the ...
All Aboard is a musical in two acts and ten scenes with lyrics by E. Ray Goetz, music by composers E. Ray Goetz and Malvin M. Franklin, and a book by Mark Swan. The work also features additional songs written by composers Irving Berlin, Jack Glogau and Joaquin Valverde; and lyricists Irving Berlin and Earl Carroll.