Pirate's Song (Re-Post)

Torrid seas cast the pirate ship like a toy As the captain held the mizenmast strong Men worked hard to bring calm to the vessel With prayers to their rum that it wouldn’t last long While one lone pirate with hopes for the bounty Had eyes on the chest and his hands on the sail If the ship were to suffer weathered defeat, he thought That he’d get the prize, that he would prevail At that moment, a crack of lightning it suffered The crows nest came down very hard and so fast Six men had been taken out in one fallen move As he now then is suffering with pain that will last For a line then severed, his two legs from under As he lay there screaming to God from the stern He just wanted riches and somewhere to spend it But now there is nothing except then this burn As his eyes then closed, he thought to himself His life wasn’t great, but all it could be He then started humming as words faded fast “Yes, oh yes, it’s a pirate’s life for me…”