Dark Lady

A fierce one-eyed man named Baron LaBonne
A meaner pirate had never been known
And he sailed on the Dark Lady.
A ship strong and sound with a perilous crew
And high on the mast the skull and bones flew
Fleet and swift was the Dark Lady

And every night the Baron would drink a toast
and say, “Here’s to your lovely lady host!
My one true love…”
“Hear, hear!” the crew replied
And the Dark Lady sighed.

A rich Spanish galleon was spotted one night
The Dark Lady’s crew prepared for the fight
Clash of swords…but no Spaniard survived it.
Except for the girl with black eyes so bold
Found in the hull with the jewels and the gold
LaBonne laughed, and he took her for ransom.

And every night the Baron would drink a toast
and say, “Here’s to your lovely lady host!
My one true love…”
“Hear, hear!” the crew replied
And the Dark Lady sighed.

The girl Carlotta was a beauty quite rare
With each passing night LaBonne couldn’t bear
His empty bed. So he brought her to it.
Night after night LaBonne’s heart filled with fire
his love for her grew he felt more than desire
on that day, he proclaimed that they would marry.

And on that night, he sang with jubilee
And said, “Here’s to my lovely bride to be!
My one true love…”
“Hear, hear!” the crew replied
And the Dark Lady cried.

Late the next night a storm brewed out at sea
The Dark Lady saw her one chance to be free
Of the rival beauty of Carlotta
The ship steered herself to the heart of the gale
Where a wave swept the maiden out over the whale
Sweet revenge, on an unfaithful lover.

And on that night, the Lady drank a toast
And said, “Here’s to your lovely lady host!
Your one true love…”
No voices replied
And the Dark Lady smiled.

And now every night when a storm fills the sky
some say that a ship still sails in its eye
Fleet and swift, is the Dark Lady
A ship strong and sound with a perilous crew
And high on the mast the skull and bones flew
but the captain, that poor old bastard just stares out to sea.

And every night the Baron must drink a toast
and say, “Here’s to your lovely lady host!
My one true love…”
“Hear, hear,” the ghost crew replies
And the Dark Lady smiles.