Queen of the Sea (Song)

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Queen of the Sea was a pirate song recorded by Josloy in 5681 [8:1125]. He claimed the pirates attributed the tale to an actual woman decades earlier. Just over a week later, Josloy encountered a female pirate captain, Ivee'Lyn, who claimed the song was about her mother, and that she was continuing the reputation it spread.

Lyrics

The Captain took his daughter to sea,
Since a girl she would not be.
She ordered the crew,
And she drank their brew,
And called herself Queen of the Sea.


“I’m Queen of the Sea,” she giggled with glee,
As she sat on her father’s knee.
“I’ll pillage and plunder,
And leave men in wonder,
With chaos I bring to the sea.”


“I’ll die the day when you do as you say,”
Her father growled in dismay.
He bent her near,
And spanked her rear,
And then sent her howling away.


The Captain’s daughter learned to behave,
Time swept by with the waves.
But as enemies tattle,
They soon had a battle.
The Captain sunk down to his grave.


The poor little girl, her life was awhirl,
Her manners began to unfurl.
She slowly stepped forward,
And picked up his sword,
And hefted it up with a twirl.


A girl no more, she screamed in her scorn,
Rushing to even the score.
“I’m Queen of the Sea,
You all obey me.”
She left the deck covered in gore.


The Queen of the Sea had a ship and a crew,
Who followed her hither and to.
They sped over waves,
The Queen and her knaves,
Carousing with flagons of brew.


“I’m Queen of the Sea,” she giggled in glee,
While drinking a vinous tea.
“I pillage and plunder,
And leave men in wonder,
With chaos I bring to the sea.”

The First Mate had plans; he wanted to play,
And went to his Queen with a sway.
He bent her near,
And pinched her rear;
But she sent him howling away.


“But woman you are, though Queen you be,”
The First Mate uttered his plea.
“Please make me your King,
I have a gold ring.
Oh, please, will you marry me!”


Her eyes filled with spite, riled and rank,
“You’re going to pay for this prank.
Now, everyone cheer,
I won’t shed a tear,
You’re going to step off the plank!”


“I only regret you’ve no lace on your gown,”
The First Mate said with a frown.
Her sword in the air,
She swatted his rear,
And pushed him howling to drown.


She would not bereave; she was not naïve,
She had far too much to achieve.
“Prevail the Sail!
Let all men avail.
We’d better find merchants to cleave!”


Queen of the Sea, with a ship and a crew,
Who followed her hither and to,
They sailed the waves,
The Queen and her knaves,
Drinking their savory brew.


“I’m Queen of the Sea, a tempest who’s free,
A storm that makes everyone flee.
I’ll order the crew,
And I’ll drink their brew.
No man will ever tame me.”


So batten the hatches when breezes are warm,
And ready your ship to conform.
The Queen of the Sea,
Is the tempest you flee.
You’re going to weather her storm.

This song © 2012 Ben Hinks

Further Use

Ivee'Lyn sometimes used the tune and its easy rhyme to give orders on her ship in a whimsical way. She did this most often prior to battles.

The time is now to increase our scores.
Ready the oars, and fasten the stores.
Prevail the sail!
May all you avail.
The Queen of the Sea wins all her wars!

Hoist the colors, raise all banners high;
We’ll liven the mid-morning sky.
The enemy fears,
As battle nears,
The Queen of the Seas’ battle cry!

Hang up the smoke pots upon every spar.
We’ll darken the sky near and far.
It’s the Queen of the Sea
They know they should flee,
Or find their ships starting to char.

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