Part Two: Mr. Cotton's Parrot
Jack led his crew upon his ship
Happily with a skip and a flip.
As the crew got on, he said with a bound,
"C'mon, mateys! Gather round!
"We gather here, this happy day,
To who knows where, we sail away!
You know your jobs, so do them right
Or I'll skin you in the firelight."
Most nodded with consent,
But someone in the back spat with resent.
"You'd never kill us, someone like you.
You're softer than a kangaroo!"
Bristling with rage, Jack leapt up and said,
"Whoever just spoke will soon be dead!
Show me the one who said that just now,
And I'll give you his wages for a month, I vow."
Two men stepped up, with the promise of gold,
And in their hands, lo and behold,
Was a parrot, it was, and that's no joke.
The parrot was the one who spoke!
Jack stared in shock,
Before he could talk.
"Where's Mr. Cotton?" he choked.
"Oh, a dolphin ate 'im,
Limb by limb.
In other words, he croaked."
"Well now that he's dead, you answer to me!
And if you don't do as I say,
I'll clip your feathers, you'll never fly free!
And then I'll lock you away!"
Finally after a grueling debate,
The parrot submitted to Jack.
And though he never lost all his hate,
He never again talked back.
A/N: I thought it'd be interesting to write a chapter about Mr. Cotton's parrot, and yes, I know it only says a few phrases in the movie. But everyone loves an obnoxious talking animal!