Surprise Attack
Upon the cresting, violent seas, the little ship did sail
The captain and his merry men, were never set to fail
For they were sea men through and through, ready for a fight
The pirates of the Lady Fair caught up with them that night
The little ship, the Jolly Jib, had one day out of port
They carried with them rum and cane, provided on report
The manifest had disappeared 2 days before the sail
That would not stop the Jib; they were not set to fail
The Lady Fair was led by blood thirsty pirate thieves
Had set their sails for the Jib, to kill and steal with ease
Had they known, on that day, that the Jib was well prepared
They would have turned their sails to flee, for men to then be spared
As moonlight hit the surface of the big blue open sea
The Lady Fair came on the Jib, the rest was history
As the Jib fell victim, to the attacks, they all began to fight
For not a man of the Lady Fair was left standing on that night
The Jib, a crew of happy men, with wives and families
Knew it best, to see their loves, they’d have to fight, not flee
Hands upon their swords, the swords then raised in air
Were used to fight the many men, the death to Lady Fair
They fought with honor, fought with pride, for their families
The Jolly Jib had then set sail into pages of history
Copyright © Michael Degenhardt | Year Posted 2008
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