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Ho, for the Pirate Don Dirk of Dowdee!
He was as wicked as wicked could be,
But oh, he was perfectly gorgeous to see!
The Pirate Don Dirk of Dowdee.
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His conscience, of course, was as black as a bat,
But he had a floppety plume on his hat
And when he went walking it jiggled - like that!
The plume of the Pirate Dowdee.
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His coat it was crimson and cut with a slash,
And often as ever he twirled his mustache
Deep down in the ocean the mermaids went splash,
Because of Don Dirk of Dowdee.
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His conscience, of course, it was crook'd like a squash,
But both of his boots made a slickery slosh,
And he went through the world with a wonderful swash,
Did Pirate Don Dirk of Dowdee.
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It's true he was wicked as wicked could be,
His sins they outnumbered a hundred and three,
But oh, he was perfectly gorgeous to see,
The Pirate don Dirk of Dowdee.
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I cant believe I knew the whole of that by heart when I was 7 ( theres more!) but I must have done. I did it as my party piece at the street party for Coronation Day.
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Were things really better when we had to make our own entertainment?
