And so it began
The story how 
Elzevir would look after 
John as his own son
And the smugglers betrayed on 
Moonfleet 
BayBy Maskew looking now at 
Elzevir's gun
Then a shot rang out in the morning light
Maskew fell a hole between his eyes
But it was his own men who brought him down
And they also got poor 
John, oh, they also shot poor 
JohnOh, it's a dangerous world boys
Oh, with the smuggling crew
Oh, it's a dangerous life boys
When you're running from the 
RevenueWhen you're running from the 
RevenueAnd so to escape it came now for 
Elzevir to pick up the boy
And carry him away
For he could not walk with a bullet in the leg
And they made for the safety of the 
Purbeck cave
T'was there that 
John would read one night
The words in the locket by candlelight
For the Bible verses held the key to 
Blackbeard's hidden treasure
At the bottom of a 
Castle well
Oh, it's a dangerous world boys
Oh, in a smuggler's life
Oh, in the 
Days of our age boys
That's where the secret of the treasure lies
That's where the secret of the treasure lies
Oh, we're going to be rich boys
The treasure we will find
Blackbeard's bones are dancing here tonight
Yes, we're going to be rich boys, the treasure we will find
At fourscore feet deep, well, 
North is where it lies