What Should Have Been
I hope some of you remembered that silly cartoon picture I posted up of Sparrabeth because I forgot to post the poem that went with it.
"Lizzie, Lizzie, my lovely girl
pick up your heels and give us a twirl.
A wonderful, beautiful bride, you'll be
the picture of Venus for all to see."
A frown, right there, upon her face
she loathes to be in her proper place
A swan at heart, she longs to spread out her wings
to leave behind all thos dreadful things.
Of corsets, and parties, and sharply-dressed men
in the end, she'll be a busy mother hen.
With litters of children all under her care
discontent is inside her; she's no longer fair.
But Lizzie is clever to escape this grim fate
she gathers her courage and hides in a crate
As the ship leaves Port Royal, her heart soars in flight
the good Lord has answered her miserable plight.
She meets the ship's captain; Jack is his name
his taste for adventure is as big as his fame.
It turns out to be that this pirate's nice
unlike most others who never think twice.
Together they bond as they pillage and plunder
while the rest of the world looks at 'em in wonder.
Who would've thought that these two would wed?
If you asked Jack, here's what he'd have said:
"Lizzie, Lizzie, me bonnie lass
with a heart o' gold and full o' class.
An honest man she's made of me
by my side as we sail the sea.
"A pistol in hand and some rum in the other,
I cherish her more than I would a brother."
A rather strange couple, these two may be
but don't tell them that, they'd charge you a fee.
"Lizzie, Lizzie, my lovely girl
pick up your heels and give us a twirl.
A wonderful, beautiful bride, you'll be
the picture of Venus for all to see."
A frown, right there, upon her face
she loathes to be in her proper place
A swan at heart, she longs to spread out her wings
to leave behind all thos dreadful things.
Of corsets, and parties, and sharply-dressed men
in the end, she'll be a busy mother hen.
With litters of children all under her care
discontent is inside her; she's no longer fair.
But Lizzie is clever to escape this grim fate
she gathers her courage and hides in a crate
As the ship leaves Port Royal, her heart soars in flight
the good Lord has answered her miserable plight.
She meets the ship's captain; Jack is his name
his taste for adventure is as big as his fame.
It turns out to be that this pirate's nice
unlike most others who never think twice.
Together they bond as they pillage and plunder
while the rest of the world looks at 'em in wonder.
Who would've thought that these two would wed?
If you asked Jack, here's what he'd have said:
"Lizzie, Lizzie, me bonnie lass
with a heart o' gold and full o' class.
An honest man she's made of me
by my side as we sail the sea.
"A pistol in hand and some rum in the other,
I cherish her more than I would a brother."
A rather strange couple, these two may be
but don't tell them that, they'd charge you a fee.