Pirates

Where have all the pirates gone?

With shiny cutlass and corsair

The hearts of many wenches won

They were so dashing and debonair

The Barbary Coast they called home

Their galleon’s were equipped to fight

Through the Caribbean seas they roamed

Guided by the stars on a moonlit night

Jewels of kings and Spanish gold

Silver cups and casks of rum

Were among the things they stole

Merchants lost a rich and tidy sum

Where have all the pirates gone?

The conclusion you must draw

It’s in the courts their bounty’s won

For now, they come from Harvard Law

©1/25/09 Terry Sutherland