The Devil's Son Songtext
von The Jolly Rogers

His name was Teach when he came to Carolina
Like a man possessed, he scoured the sea
And the Devil called him son

Blackbeard, Teach, the Demon of the Sea
Run, you sailors, run
With a beard of flame and a heart of ice
Blackbeard, the Devil′s son

He shot his first mate in the hold one day, he said, "I don't give a damn
If I don′t kill someone now and then
You'll forget who I am"

He married a girl of 15 years named Liza
From across the town they heard her scream
As he took her maidenhead

Blackbeard, Teach, the Demon of the Sea
Run, you sailors, run
With a beard of flame and a heart of ice
Blackbeard, the Devil's son


Governor Spotswood cried, "I′ll rid the world of Blackbeard"
A hundred pounds will buy his head
And Hell can have his soul

From Portsmouth town, there sailed a man named Maynard
He did not come to save their lives
He came for bounty money

Blackbeard, Teach, the Demon of the Sea
Run, you sailors, run
With a beard of flame and a heart of ice
Blackbeard, the Devil′s son

Teach met his fate on the shores of Carolina
A challenge rang across the waves
"You'll dance with death today!"

Sabers bit, and bullets flew, as the ships drew side by side
Blackbeard screamed like a cannon′s roar
"It's a damn good day to die!"

Blackbeard, Teach, the Demon of the Sea
Run, you sailors, run
With a beard of flame and a heart of ice
Blackbeard, the Devil′s son


An axe, a sword, a bullet's burn, Blackbeard stood them all
He spat at his killers through broken teeth
"You′ll never take me alive!"

Teach is gone, and the seas are safe today
But down in Hell, the Devil's laughing
'Cause Blackbeard′s home to stay

Blackbeard, Teach, the Demon of the Sea
Run, you sailors, run
With a beard of flame and a heart of ice
Blackbeard, the Devil′s son