I was born a lady, a Duchess of Carling,
I’ve never been a good girl as sure as I can sing.
I cut myself out of the womb, born with a sharpened knife
Then shot my father as he was to take another wife
Then shot her father as he was to take another wife
To Carling I cannot return, I burnt the hole place down
The last thing my two sisters saw was my malicious frown
Now I have no family left and my memories are few
The rum is guilty of this theft, I swear it to my crew
The rum is guilty of this theft, she swear it to The crew
I do not chase the trasures, I find no value in gold
In killing lies my pleasure, in bodies dead and cold
I hunt both men and women, but spare the young and old
I kill the ones with hair and beard, but never touch the bald
She kills the ones with hair and beard but never touch the bald
Lovers I’ve had hundreds as sure as bodies float
But few of them can longer talk since I have cut their throat.
My heart is black and theirs were red, I couldn’t stand their love
They wait for me but I’ll never reach the land of God above
They wait for her but she’ll never reach the land of God above
I have one other interest, I play the violin.
She’s my love and the only one that prevents me from sin
I always keep my knife close by but when I killed blind Joe
I tried another method using tuning fork and bow
She tried another method using tuning fork and bow