Was somebody asking about a song with a pirate captain who kidnapped a girl?

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I seem to remember such a thread recently, but I can’t find it?

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Did it go …

“And the sailors say Brandy
You’re a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
That’s why I’ve got
This bottle of chloroform
With me”

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Barnacle Bill?

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I don’t recall a question about such a song, nor did I see one in a quick search. If I had come across such a question, I would certainly have mentioned The Dark Lady–the pirate captain takes a young woman for ransom, then falls in love with her. It’s one of my favorite pirate songs (although I modify the last verse and chorus a bit when I sing it).

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Oh Captor, you make me laugh.

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maybe it was on another board I frequent. Thanks for the comments, everyone.

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“The Island: Come and See/The Landlord’s Daughter/You’ll Not Feel the Drowning” by the Decemberists is a three-part song about a historical rogue (possibly a pirate captain) who kidnaps a girl… and does worse things than that.