The Ballad of 'James the Fool'

There was a Captain
Who killed her crew
The dead inhabitant
Of “James the Fool”

She thought she could
Put out in words
The way she felt
Hearing their roars

But
As they dragged her off her cove
She yelled she might
Rip off their toes

But
They imprisoned the Lady ruler
And took the ship
As it was cooler

And
In the dark she took her mark
On what had been
Much mischievous from the start

If she escaped
She’d be the bait
Of her own game,
They would forfeit

And
So she fought until she roughed
Until she sought
Who’d had her locked

And
They confronted her with hatred
With guns and powder
All that she’d gave them

But
Cruel was that lady Captain
She wouldn’t dare loose
Her Leviathan

So then the Lady
Chopped off their heads
Like they were mice
Instead of bears

And quick they died
The entire crew
Those that once fled
With “James the Fool”