[41] piragua: a “dug-out” canoe.


The Salcombe Seaman’s Flaunt to the Proud Pirate

A lofty ship from Salcombe came,

Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;

She had golden trucks[42] that shone like flame,

On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

“Masthead, masthead,” the captains hail,

Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;

“Look out and round, d’ye see a sail?”