Captain's Boat
From Fog & Fire, 2008 ©2007 Brigands' Folie
All Rights Reserved.

There was a pirate captain
constructed a boat anew.
Dubbed Pirata del Lago, some raiding he would do.
Her sails were tan and her hull was brown.
She’d hold 6 men e’er she ran aground
With guns and blades they’d raid the towns….
When Captain’s boat was new.

It cost him half a finger
before the job was through.
A wench took half his treasure
and still his course was true.
He haunted the rivers in wind and rain
until his treasure was his again,
and everyone feared the Captain’s men….
When Captain’s boat was new.

She sailed upon the Big Lake
and plied the stormy surf.
Fought bravely in the harbor,
she never lost her nerve.
Tossed about in a summer gale
she dashed the Captain across the rails.
Two broken ribs, yet on they sailed….
When Captain’s boat was new.

The Captain’s a mighty sailor
with a passably loyal crew.
Mutiny rarely happens
lest there’s naught else to do.
We’ll trot out a maid who’s passing fair
before the Captain’s hungry stare,
and while he’s distracted we’ll claim his share….
When Captain’s boat was new.
When Captain’s boat was new.



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