The Pirate

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Pirates, Sailing Ship, Frigate, Ship, Fog, Voyage

Caverns, caves, and mystery Along the Cornish coast Pungent smell of misery Did I see smugglers ghost? Black Jack guarded his domain Cutlass drawn and fighting stance Willing to inflict bloody pain, guarding Brandy wine from far off France. The barrels roll in on stormy ocean Heaved on shoulders, stashed in cave Like zombies working, no emotion Dead they lie in unmarked grave. Excise-men men have been sighted Black Jack urges, language profane It seems the night has been blighted Signal lit, all aflame. Pandemonium breaking out One by one roughly chained Excise men enjoyed a rout Victory is now proclaimed. Ah! but wait, where is Black Jack? He's paddling like crazy out to sea The Hawk is waiting for its captain He's down but not out, wait and see. Image by Matyze Pixabay I thought you might like to read this small piece written by Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 "The Smugglers Song" If you wake at midnight and hear a horse’s feet Don't go drawing back the blinds, or looking in the street Them that asks no questions isn’t told a lie Watch the wall my darling when the gentlemen go by. Chorus: Five and twenty ponies trotting through the dark Brandy for the parson, baccy for the clerk Laces for a lady, letters for a spy And watch the wall my darling, while the gentlemen go by.