written by Rod Hatter
Mar.30, 2012
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While steering the helm in a gaze...
a shout from the crow's nest ..."Avast".
The pirates glare up in a craze...
Their sails have lost wind in the mast...
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They drift ashore helpless like kittens...
...The ship with it's crew now afloat...
Their booty now nar of a pittance...
an' hope aloft...not on the boat...
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"ARR! Where be me scoot?"...
The Cap'n yells out to his crew...
"A last...We ain't pilferred no loot...
So I've better thangs to do..."
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"I'll sit me bum down in the saddle,
an' ponder 'bout where to go next?
The rest of yous might need to paddle...
'less ye be swabbin' these decks..."
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"So listen up...all of ye scallywags...
Pray that I find us some bounty...
'Cause if I can't track down some snags...
I'll keep ridin' to the next county..."
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"Your Cap'n may just commit mutiny,
'cause me be might tired of the life...
A landlubber I might just now be,
an' ride off an' fetch me a wife..."
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"Then all of yous pilgrims can squabble...
'bout who'll be takin' me place...
While yous drink yer rum an' wobble,
an' carry on such a disgrace..."
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"I'll miss me maiden...The Oceans...
But I won't miss any of yous...
This ridin' has given me notions...
So I'll hit the roads for a cruise..."
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"By Golly...Me can't forget Parrot...
She has been a mighty fine bird.
She likes eatin' nuttin' but carrots,
while repeatin' all you's spoken words..."
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"I'll let her perch onto me handles...
Her beak up aloft in the wind...
As we both wear smiles...Flyin' fer miles...
Knowing that both of us sinned..."
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