Ballad
Luck of the Sparrow
Ah, sailing on the blue Caribbean
white sails gleaming in the sun
with pirates swarming like ants to marzipan
Gathering gold armed with cutlass and gun
Flamboyant, drunken and crazy to boot
one pirate, crafty and bright
Captain Jack, always looking for loot
Wiling to cheat in a fight
Captain Jack Sparrow sailed the Black Pearl
To the Isle de Meurta he was bound
a treasure to make an emperor's mind whirl
Hidden on an island that can't be found
But Jack had a compass that didn't point north
to guide him to the glittering gold
But a villainous first mate came forth
and asked, the location, to be told
The luck of the Sparrow is like his heart
as twisted and convoluted as Celtic art
The crew mutinied and abandoned poor Jack
on a deserted island in the Caribbean
but his luck you see, they did lack
and were cursed to a man
For the gold was cursed by Aztec Gods
To punish the greedy Spanish
and taking the coin angered the gods
to be dead they make you wish
At first there was no reason to fuss
can't die, but also can't feel
to break the curse became their purpose
they must return the coins they did steal
The curse can be broken only one way
to appease the angry gods blood must be given
of hopes they were down to their last ray
their blood or the blood of their kin
The luck of the Sparrow is like his heart
as twisted and convoluted as Celtic art
Rescued from the island by runners of rum
Ole Jack, the scoundrel, got off easy
But he loved the Pearl more than his mum
And by now was quite the crazy
For ten long years Jack hunted that ship
But how ever could he win?
The pirates were long dead, the moon let slip
They were harshly punished for their sin
Then fortune's fingers danced for him
Sent winds that were her toys
Jack's horizon was looking dim
his bout was sinking with little noise
Serenely sailed into Port Royal he did
rescued a damsel from drowning
"hang him" the governor callously bid
Jack was harshly condemned for pirating
The luck of the Sparrow is like his heart
as twisted and convoluted as Celtic art
Clever Jack almost, the gallows escaped
but he was stopped by Will Turner, the whelp
A blacksmith was his honest trade
Will loved the girl Jack did help
That night the Black Pearl stealthily attacked
called by the gold the girl had stole
The only gold medallion that they lacked
Kidnaped maiden was to be her role
Will broke Captain Jack out of Jail
to help him chase after the Pearl
Although against pirating Will would rail
he cared more for the girl
But as bonny Captain Jack Sparrow well knew
Will was the only son of Bootstrap Bill
The girl was useless to the crew
the blood they needed flowed through Will
The luck of the Sparrow is like his heart
as twisted and convoluted as Celtic art
They boarded the Dauntless to commandeer the Interceptor
admit it, Jack's the best pirate you ever saw
But two cannot sail a ship, you need more
to Tortuga! Where there is no law
Two slaps and some beer later, it was done
A fearsome crew was assembled
A molty crew, worth their salt, every one
another slap and Tortuga they fled
They hounded the cursed pirates to their cave
Where Will hit Jack with an oar
And ran off with Elizabeth, who he desired to save
Jack was in trouble once more
The pirates chased after the Interceptor
Jack bargained in a frenzy of words
But the Interceptor's crew could flee no more
Their chances were for the birds
The luck of the Sparrow is like his heart
as twisted and convoluted as Celtic art
When at last the two pirate ships fought
with cannons full of silverware
They didn't listen to Jack as they ought
of cursed pirates with evil monkeys beware
Because Will is certainly a prize dunce
Jack was again marooned, this time with Miss Swann
And Jack couldn't escape as he had once
The rum runners had moved on
But Elizabeth got Jack incredibly drunk
And turned the rum into a huge bonfire
Which put Captain Jack Sparrow in a blue funk
Although rescue was nire
After some irons and an engagement
The Dauntless set off after the Pearl
To the Pirates' cave they were bent
As they let the sails unfurl
The luck of the Sparrow is like his heart
as twisted and convoluted as Celtic art
Jack had the British navy set up an ambush
Then alerted Barbossa of the plans
Who sent the pirates off in a rush
Confident Jack had changed allegiance
Of her cabin Elizabeth slipped out
And she freed Jack's new crew
They turned the Black Pearl right about
from the island de Meurta they flew
Jack palmed a medallion and now was cursed
He fought the pirates with help from Will
For a moment we feared the worst
But the danger was truly nil
A shot rang out from Jack's pistol
And that is how you win
Although it seemed to be it wasn't useless at all
For the curse had been rightly broken
The luck of the Sparrow is like his heart
as twisted and convoluted as Celtic art
Happily Jack rooted through the treasure
But just when it was looking bright
his future was truly less than sure
his ship had fled the fight
Now the possession of the British
Jack was to be cruelly hanged by neb
Ruthlessly denying him his wish
To Captain the Pearl again
But finally the whelp came bravely through
And freed dear Captain Jack
With the help of a sword he threw
and the Pearl, which had come back
Once again Captain Sparrow triumphed in the end
By taking advantage of the opportune moment
and playing with every card fate did lend
some times the rules must be bent
The luck of the Sparrow is like his heart
as twisted and convoluted as Celtic art