For you Pirates.... Why you should never betray your ship

[jaelie]

The Dark Lady
by Ceili's Muse

A fierce one eyed man named Baron LaBonne
Meaner pirates have never been known
And he sailed
On the Dark Lady.
A ship strong and sound with a perilous crew.
High on the mast the skull and bones flew.
Fleet and swift
was the Dark Lady.

And every night the Baron would drink a toast.
He'd say "Here's to my lovely lady host,
My one true love!"
"Here, here!" the crew replied.
And the Dark Lady sighed.

A rich Spanish galleon was spotted one night.
The Dark Lady's crew prepared for the fight.
Clash of swords!
No Spaniard survived it,
Except for the maiden with dark eyes so bold
Found in the hold with the jewels and the gold.
LaBonne laughed
And took her for ransom.

And every night the Baron would drink a toast.
He'd say "Here's to my lovely lady host,
My one true love!"
"Here, here!" the crew replied.
And the Dark Lady sighed.

The girl Carlotta was a beauty quite rare
And each passing night LaBonne couldn't bear
His empty bed.
He brought her to it.
The Baron soon found he felt more than desire.
His love for her grew and his soul filled with fire.
He proclaimed
That they would marry.

That night the Baron drank with jubilee.
He said "Here's to my lovely bride to be,
My one true love!"
"Here, here!" the crew replied.
The Dark Lady cried.

The following night a storm brewed at sea.
The Dark Lady saw her chance to be free
Of her rival
The beauty Carlotta.
The ship steared her south through the heart of the gale
Where the waves swept the maiden out over the rail.
Sweet revenge
On an unfaithful lover.

That night the Lady drank a toast.
She said "Here's to your lovely lady host,
Your one true love!"
No voices replied.
And the Dark Lady smiled.

And now any night when a storm fills the sky
They say that a ghost ship sails in its eye.
Fleet and swift
Is the Dark Lady.
A ship strong and sound with a perilous crew,
And high on the mast the skull and bones flew,
While the Captain
Gazes out to sea.

And every night the Baron must drink a toast.
He says "Here's to our lovely lady host,
My one true love."
"Here, here," the ghost crew replies.
And the Dark Lady smiles.