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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 Aves, beside the Spanish main.
There were forty craft in Aves that were both swift and stout, / All furnished well with small arms and cannons round about; / And a thousand men in Aves made laws so fair and free / To choose their valiant captains and obey them loyally.