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primogen_vampirateThe Ballad of the Bellwether Beast and Mary Read
Let's raise our glasses and sing of a beast of a strange new breed
Who battled pirate princess, the lovely Mary Read!
The two of them clashed in many an elaborate game
Earning nothing but the sorrow of immortal Name.
The Bellwether Beast in shadows thrived
Causing mortals to tremble in fear of their lives
And hearing of this, fair Mary could not resist
To challenge the Beast, to make Him desist.
From a dungeon prison She did flee,
By falsely pleading Her belly,
And off She went into the night,
Hot for vengeance, hot for an immortal fight.
The Beast was the horror of every mortal man,
Taking His prey silently, again and again.
A terror He was! And any man who saw
Him was soon caught up in His deadly maw.
The two of them clashed on city streets,
In poorest of ghetto, in neighborhoods most elite.
But never was victor truly declared
Until in this very city, the two of them squared.
Mary said, "I will return to the sea,
An Odysseus instead of a Nobody."
The Beast laughed and said, "The time has come!"
And under the pale moonlight, the battle begun.
The Beast lashed against the twirling mark
Whose pistols flashed silver in the dark.
And when the dust had settled on the ground
Mary Read was nowhere to be found.
The Beast slipped away into the night,
Wounds still bleeding from the immortal fight.
And some say a cry rose from the sea,
Whispering, "Welcome home, dear Mary."
Let's raise our glasses and sing of a beast of a strange new breed
Who battled pirate princess, the lovely Mary Read!
The two of them clashed in many an elaborate game
Earning nothing but the sorrow of immortal Name.
The Bellwether Beast in shadows thrived
Causing mortals to tremble in fear of their lives
And hearing of this, fair Mary could not resist
To challenge the Beast, to make Him desist.
From a dungeon prison She did flee,
By falsely pleading Her belly,
And off She went into the night,
Hot for vengeance, hot for an immortal fight.
The Beast was the horror of every mortal man,
Taking His prey silently, again and again.
A terror He was! And any man who saw
Him was soon caught up in His deadly maw.
The two of them clashed on city streets,
In poorest of ghetto, in neighborhoods most elite.
But never was victor truly declared
Until in this very city, the two of them squared.
Mary said, "I will return to the sea,
An Odysseus instead of a Nobody."
The Beast laughed and said, "The time has come!"
And under the pale moonlight, the battle begun.
The Beast lashed against the twirling mark
Whose pistols flashed silver in the dark.
And when the dust had settled on the ground
Mary Read was nowhere to be found.
The Beast slipped away into the night,
Wounds still bleeding from the immortal fight.
And some say a cry rose from the sea,
Whispering, "Welcome home, dear Mary."
