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The Angus-Marie and Tenacity

Captain Sigh had mud in his eye
And a patch hung over the other.
His Daddy was a Spanish Pirate
As well as his Mother and brother.
 
On the seven seas he artfully sailed
In search of the Angus-Marie;
A merchant ship with steam and sail,
And cargoes fit for kings. You see?
 
After long last they sighted the ship
Sailing west on the Mediterranean Sea
So Captain Sigh bellowed the order,
“Give chase, me lads, ’tis the Angus-Marie.”
 
The Angus-Marie sighted the pirates
With Captain Sigh near the forward mast.
It seemed the fate of the Angus-Marie
Was in the mold and about to be cast.
 
Yes, the chase was on in the early dawn
And the Devil’s Winch was closing fast.
When the Angus-Marie lowered her sails
The pirates exclaimed, “She’s ours, at last!
 
After a time they heard some noise,
Clunking, then churning, and a hissing sound.
Black smoke billowed from a single stack
Then the Angus-Marie began turning around.
 
Against the wind, steamed the Angus-Marie,
Straight as a yardarm and true as the sextant,
A direction in which sails are hindered
But the Angus-Marie, a-steaming, she went.
 
A collective moan rose from the Devil’s Winch
For the crew was surprised and full of dismay
But the Captain just laughed a buccaneer’s laugh
And yelled at the crew, ”Let’s get underway!”
 
Tighten your jibs and hoist those sails
Let’s turn this bucket around!
The Angus-Marie is still in our sight,
Let’s ketch her, Lads, 'for the sun goes down!
 
Now we leave this scene watching the ships
One weaving and jogging while chasing the other.
And the Angus-Marie is just chugging along
Into that storm,— I’d wager.
 
 
D. Thurmond / JEFalcon
09-02-2018

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