Have a Care lyrics

With the voices getting nearer I knew that I had to hide

I got up behind a coffin, then I saw who was inside

By the skin and bones of Blackbeard I lay there in the dark

T'was then I heard a whisper above the beating of my heart:

"Have a care, have a care

T'was evilly come by and no good will you find there

Have a care, have a care

T'was evilly stolen, only pain and sorrow there - have a care!"

So t'was from the world of smugglers that I hid myself that night

When they left I opened up the coffin for a look inside

But instead of Blackbeard's diamonds, in the locket at his heart

Only verses from the Bible and a voice came from the dark:

"Have a care, have a care

T'was evilly come by and no good will you find there

Have a care, have a care

T'was evilly stolen, only pain and sorrow there - have a care!"

"What shall we do with the boy who's hiding

What shall we do with the boy who's hiding

What shall we do with the boy who's hiding

Early in the morning?"

"Lock him in the vault so he can't get out, boys

Lock him in the vault so he can't get out, boys

Lock him in the vault so he can't get out, boys

Early in the morning!"

Have a care!

• Artist:Chris de Burgh
• Album:Moonfleet & Other Stories