Chapter 39

“Stede Bonnet sailed from Barbadoe; On deck his cannon stood in rows; ‘Run up the gay black flag,’ quoth he, ‘And fire a gun to wind and lee, To warn all ships that fight is vain When Old Stede Bonnet sails the main!’ * * * * * “Old Stede Bonnet Of ballad, song, and sonnet, He quaffed his rum, he quaffed his beer But could not sail and could not steer. III “Stede Bonnet took a ship at sea, …