Pirate Queen

I was born to high society

Learned to drink tea and how to curtsey

Always wore gloves and never got dirty

Like a bird in a cage it was not much fun

When I was fifteen they said I was a Lady

And brought me to meet the man I would marry

He was old, cantankerous and ugly

That's when I knew that I had to run

The night before the wedding I slipped outside

Knowing in my finery I could not hide

So I stole some rags from the servant's quarters

And signed on as a ship's boy to await my orders

The first mate laughed when he saw my dainty hands

But promised me that soon enough I'd be a man

My lungs grew strong in the salty sea air

I learned to drink rum and how to swear

As for my former life I did not care

From now on it's a sailor's life for me

In a few short weeks I'd become the first mate's favorite

That's when he told me he was secretly a pirate

A mutiny was planned and he asked if I would join it

From now on it's a pirate's life for me

The night before the mutiny I slipped on deck

Knowing that my actions would risk my neck

I saw him standing in the pale moonlight

And there and then I told him all about my plight

The first mate laughed as he held my ragged hands

And promised he would marry me when we reached land

The very next day I killed my first man

I felt so proud as his scarlet blood ran

I looked up at my Captain, so handsome and tan

And the first mate, now, that's me

I'll never give up this pirate's life

Even if I weren't the captain's wife

I love my cutlass, my pistol and knife

But most of all I love being free