They took me up by neck and heels,
They dra’ed me to the say,
But Providence a-ordered it
I shuldn’t be killed that way.
They picked me out, put me aboard
A ship then in the Sound,
The waves and winds did blow and roar,
I thought I shu’d be drown’d.
Then one called “Tack!” another “Ship!”
A third cried “Helm a lee!”