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Pirate 5 - Lament for Port Royal
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In year o’ 1692
The wrath o’ God came rainin’ down
Like Sodom, and Gomorrah too!
And smote our fair Port Royal town!
An earthquake and a mighty wave
In year o’ 1692
Condemned her to a watery grave
The city, and her people, too!
And when the angry sea was through,
The Fires o’ Hell consumed the shore
In year o’ 1692
The fair Port Royal was no more!
Aboard me ship, out on a raid
Me life was spared, and so me crew
When, fer her sins, Port Royal paid
In year o’ 1692!
In year o’ 1692
The wrath o’ God came rainin’ down
Like Sodom, and Gomorrah too!
And smote our fair Port Royal town!
An earthquake and a mighty wave
In year o’ 1692
Condemned her to a watery grave
The city, and her people, too!
And when the angry sea was through,
The Fires o’ Hell consumed the shore
In year o’ 1692
The fair Port Royal was no more!
Aboard me ship, out on a raid
Me life was spared, and so me crew
When, fer her sins, Port Royal paid
In year o’ 1692!
Published 17th Sep 2019
| Edited 22nd Sep 2019
Author's Note
The destruction of Port Royal had a negative impact on trade in the Caribbean. It did not, of its own, cause the end of the pirate era, but it was one of many factors.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Royal
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Royal
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17th Sep 2019 12:34pm
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23rd Jul 2020 9:36am
Very cool and educational and that voice comes through so clearly! Very nice
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