My son was just a little boy
when he started saving treasure
To him it was each man's duty
to rule by bluster and measure
_________

His heart was set on protection
of this hoard he'd kept in his bag
Filled with pride he was elated
a tough pirate who'd earned his swag
_________

I'd watch as he would sail his sloop
off to some distant hallowed land
To wrest the natives of their loot
leaving their blood upon the sand
_________

His first-mate's name had been Jack Tar
from a story that we had read
He neither asked nor gave quarter
to the clansmen who now lay dead
_________

The sloop was built of a tree house
that we had hammered for three days
Not a bad deal for a pirate
with livelihood that always pays
_________

Many a coward met his end
on the deck of the Black Jack Drake
they begged for mercy every time
but were strung up for the men's sake
_________

How wondrous is the child's mind
who dreamed of immortality
He'd leave his mark upon the world
in so doing, he then touched me
__________

Little could he have known back then
the paths of dreams that he had paved
Were stored within his father's heart
where they were written down and saved

Tate

Original poem and music
http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/aristate/658027/