I've got a pirate story in my head Ephemeral, but what's more real than that? A pirate and a parrot – what a pair To challenge them no one would ever dare Captain Flint and parrot Captain Flint
I've read a hundred books about the sea And piracy has always called to me Innumerable heroes of the trade Yet in my mind next to these two they fade Captain Flint and parrot Captain Flint
I've heard of Captain Blood and Errol Flynn The consummate swashbuckler of the screen I've heard of Captain Hook and Peter Pan But there is nobody greater than Captain Flint and parrot Captain Flint