Chapter 104 THE PLEASANT ISLE OF AVèS

Oh England is a pleasant place for them that's rich and high,

But England is a cruel place for such poor folks as I;

And such a port for mariners I ne'er shall see again

As the pleasant Isle of Avès, beside the Spanish main.

There were forty craft in Avès that were both swift and stout,

All furnished well with small arms and cannons