"The Twelve Days Of Pirates," or Yo-Ho-Ho! Merry Pirates!

[scifantasy]

The board game Pirate's Cove has twelve rounds, referred to as days. When the chez_turtle crowd realized this, it was inevitable...

"The Twelve Days Of Pirates"
by Will "scifantasy" Frank, Reuven ryvex, chelona, xydexx, rigelkitty, and justpoet
ttto: "The Twelve Days Of Christmas," trad.

On the first day of pirates, my crewmen gave to me...
A parrot in the crow's nest.

On the second day of pirates, my crewmen gave to me...
Two chests of booty
And a parrot in the crow's nest.

On the third day of pirates, my crewmen gave to me...
Three pirate's hats
Two chests of booty
And a parrot in the crow's nest.

(You get it, so here's the rest.)

...Four cannonballs

...Five Gold Doubloons!

...Six sabres slashing

...Seven Seas a-sailing

...Eight wenches wenching

...Nine deckhands swabbing

...Ten buckles swashing

...Eleven kegs of cheap rum

...Twelve ports to plunder.

I do not apologize.

Comments

[gruyere.livejournal.com]

...it took seven people to write that? ;)

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

Seven people wrote it. That's not just semantics.

[selki.livejournal.com]

I like it!

[penguinet.livejournal.com]

It's a shame you were insistent on not forcing the syllables.

P.S. - Matt added cheap to rum. ;)

[leighdb.livejournal.com]

"Two chests of booty" doesn't scan once you get past Five Gold Doubloons. "Two booty chests" would be better.

Actually, technically "three pirate's hats" doesn't scan either, but it's more cheatable than the booty.

Booty booty booty!

[booknerdguru.livejournal.com]

Tis Brilliant.

Loved it! My compliments to you all!

[quietdeath.livejournal.com]

You need more days. After all... there was no plank walking, bosom clutching, one legged- one eyed -one ball captain's daughter, or any cases of cabin fever. :D

[oddgeek.livejournal.com]

Arrrrr, now who's gonna help me drink all that cheap rum?

Yo ho!

[grlsctgnbad.livejournal.com]

YAY! such a good shanty!
I am so sorry I missed this... b/c I love piratey things!

[rincebrain.livejournal.com]

Having not recalled this and just stumbled upon it now, I fully intend to use this at my school's annual protest against scurvy.

Did you know one in three Buccaneer-Americans are afflicted with scurvy?