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December 3, 2013

A Ship Of Kent

One fine spring day in early May
A ship of Kent went sailin’
The trip was made on winds of trade
The wives of Kent left wailin’

These men of Kent they often went
On flights of fancy playin’
With pirate games and made-up names
While anchor they were weighin’

Come drink some rum, ye pirate boys
Your wives of Kent are fadin’
So drown your sorrow until tomorrow
In the arms of island maidens

The fine young crew knew what to do
And minded their dear captain
These Kent men brave were not afraid
No matter what might happen

But then one day, many miles away
A stormy sea had got ‘em
The sails got tossed, their ship was lost
And sank right to the bottom

Come drink some rum, ye pirate boys
Your wives of Kent are fadin’
So drown your sorrow until tomorrow
In the arms of island maidens

1 comment:

  1. Love the flow of this almost as though you can feel the ship rocking.

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