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- ↑ "Child's Ballads/287" . Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "Captain Ward, a Pirate Song". 3 September 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ "Captain Ward" . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ "Captain Ward and the Rainbow" . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ "Captain Ward". 6 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ "Captain Ward And The Royal Rainbow" . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
