A darkly clad but gentleman came upon a town

It sat upon a coastal point, he noticed with a frown,

 

Hungry, tired, also mired and soaked from all the rain

He entered in the warm tavern, the Anchor and Chain,

 

Shunning hearth and solid food, he ordered but strong drink

And sat apart from all therein, his mood as dark as ink,

 

"Such as he," the publican mused, "Are best left in the back..."

But fate conspired to intervene for in walked Katie the Black,

 

Now Katie was a fearsome pirate and quite a fetching tart

All who knew gave her wide berth for she was a Ravenheart,

 

The Ravenheart was short on crew and Katie the recruiter

Decided right then and there the dark man would not refute her,

 

With woman wile and gold for drink, she set about her task

But twenty rums and Katie's charm couldn't make him drop his mask,

 

That he, a swordsman with dark past was keen all she was able

But twenty more rums and an ale or two, she drank him under the table,

 

When he awoke, his head was poundin', his stomach all afloat

And when he roused himself to stand, by god, he was on a boat!

 

That flamin' wench, she'd shang-haied his arse, played him for a fool

He drew his blade, a stand he made, his sword was vengeance's tool! 

 

The pirate crew came on at him and he rebuked them without a rest

Clash of steel upon steel, the dark man proved with blade he was the best,

 

But pirates don't fight fair, muskets came out and soon found himself beaten

That's when Captain Colorado did stand and shout, "By sharks you can be eaten..." 

 

"Or throw in with us - sail the seven seas, adventure and gold awaits." 

"You'll find us pirates are not so bad, just so long as we're your mates!" 

 

And the dark man keened at all the toothless grins and noted with surprise

That even though they'd kill him, they had admiration in their eyes,

 

Then Katie the Black spoke, "Ahoy dark man, I know not what ails thee,"

"But talents as yours be welcome on the Ravenheart and a new life at sea."

 

The dark man stared for a long time, the pirates' finger's on their trigger

Then he spoke, "A life at sea with the likes of thee is just as good I figger..."

 

So he sheathed his sword, was welcomed in and learned the pirate way

Right then and there and for evermore he became Ned Fish that day!