中文
當我在海上馳騁時，大家都喚我做船長基德；
當我在海上馳騁時，壞事做盡，並違背上帝的法則；
當我在海上馳騁時，四處遊蕩，找尋獵物，燒殺擄勒；
當我在海上馳騁時，離岸不遠處我殺了威廉·摩爾，看著他的血流成河。
別了，行酒作樂的老少水手，我得走了，來尋覓我的藏寶吧！
別了，魯儂鎮美麗的姑娘，我得走了，沒人願寬恕我。
別了，我得走了，去遭受無窮無盡的苦難，去被埋葬……
原文
My name was Captain Kidd, when I sailed, when I sailed, And so wickedly I did, God's laws I did forbid, When I sailed, when I sailed. I roamed from sound to sound, And many a ship I found, And then I sunk or burned, When I sailed. I murdered William Moore, And laid him in his gore, Not many leagues from shore, When I sailed. Farewell to young and old, All jolly seamen bold, You're welcome to my gold, For I must die, I must die. Farewell to Lunnon town, The pretty girls all round, No pardon can be found, and I must die, I must die, Farewell, for I must die. Then to eternity, in hideous misery, I must lie, I must lie.