The Captain

It was a dark and stormy night,
and mutiny was on the air
The captain knew it was coming,
he ran fingers through silver hair
The hand returned to a pommel,
in the other, a pistol his fingers gripped
He knew it would be soon,
and he hoped it would be quick

"A pirates life for me" he smiled,
and turned to his first mate
he drew his saber and cocked his pistol,
prepared to meet his fate
"So it was you who done me, ay George?",
lightening flashed across the sky
Thunder crashed and the men stepped back,
there was fire in the captains eyes

The muzzle flashed with a pop and down went George,
bleeding from his head
The captain raised his sword and brought it down,
another man lay dead
The thunder crashed again, so hard,
it shook their very bones
"Mark my words" the captain roared
"I'll see you all to Davy Jones"

A cry went up and the men rushed forward,
another flash of light
The captain fought back but in the end,
he just couldn't win the fight
He killed seven men that night,
before he took his final breath
And four more within the hour,
would be joining in his death

The storm got worse as the night went on,
the men tried to ride it out
A familiar voice was heard when a gust a wind,
forced the ship to come about
No-one seen it coming,
until the wave came crashing down
It broke the mast and swallowed the ship,
and every last one of them drowned