Thar we was, chained and squeezed together; dead or live, all one.

Tied me to a woman, and den untied me to fling her into de sea--dead all night, and I tied to her.

Come long, cross de great sea; more died, more flung to de sharks.

No wonder it thundered and lightened, and de waves splashed in, and de captain prayed.

Lord above! de captain prayed, when he was stealin and murderin of his fellow-creeturs.