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Pirate 2 - My Favored Drink
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Aye, my favored drink be Rhum
The finest drink was ever made!
Distilled, out oaken barrels, born’d
From festered juice of sugar cane
A pirate knows his liquors well
Aye, my favored drink be Rhum
Afford Ye wine? Yer wealth foretell!
We’ll board yer ship to sample some!
Scotch whisky tends ta’ make me glum
And thinkin’ forlorn, ‘bout me past
Aye, my favored drink be Rhum
I’ll sleep, and dream of whores! Avast!
Bourbons, Brandies, and the lot—
I’ll drink when e’re I’m offer’d some
But Toby jug of Grog be aught!
Aye, my favored drink be Rhum!
Aye, my favored drink be Rhum
The finest drink was ever made!
Distilled, out oaken barrels, born’d
From festered juice of sugar cane
A pirate knows his liquors well
Aye, my favored drink be Rhum
Afford Ye wine? Yer wealth foretell!
We’ll board yer ship to sample some!
Scotch whisky tends ta’ make me glum
And thinkin’ forlorn, ‘bout me past
Aye, my favored drink be Rhum
I’ll sleep, and dream of whores! Avast!
Bourbons, Brandies, and the lot—
I’ll drink when e’re I’m offer’d some
But Toby jug of Grog be aught!
Aye, my favored drink be Rhum!
Published 4th Aug 2019
| Edited 1st Sep 2019
Author's Note
I've been trying to teach myself a Pirate / O.P. accent lately, and I wrote this poem to help me practice.
Because? Everything sounds better when you talk like a pirate!
Because? Everything sounds better when you talk like a pirate!
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4th Aug 2019 6:40pm
This is pretty cool, really captures the pirate mentality and the format fits perfect. Like an old pirate song that you would sing drunkenly at a local tavern before you pillage it.
4th Aug 2019 9:48pm
Great quatern Reggie. I could almost hear the tinkling of the bottles and pirates singing.
5th Aug 2019 8:11pm
There are some really good pirate stories ... excellent material for versification ... especially when you can do it as well as you!
