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