Desert Chest

Out in the heat of the desert A ride to God knows where ! A ruined roman amphitheatre A cave of ancient brown bears ! Treasures in a moonlight chest Gold and ruby pearls How did a pirates hoard so rich End up in the desert air Three steps from the pillar 50 to the edge of rock 100 east of the threatre And dig with a spade to the spot Down to a floor of timbers Dig again to the place of the shells Crack them open for the next stage of distance 500 miles to a well Drop down to a rope by 12 feet And into a tunnel of black Ring A bell on the bars of the cage End up amoungst Chest in the cracks For this was a trick from the pirates The loot was long spent in the past The chests contained scrolls of parchments Laughing pictures of pirates with hats