# Was somebody asking about a song with a pirate captain who kidnapped a girl? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-somebody-asking-about-a-song-with-a-pirate-captain-who-kidnapped-a-girl/444429 "2008-04-08T05:19:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-somebody-asking-about-a-song-with-a-pirate-captain-who-kidnapped-a-girl/444429/1 "2008-04-08T05:19:24Z")
I seem to remember such a thread recently, but I can’t find it? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-somebody-asking-about-a-song-with-a-pirate-captain-who-kidnapped-a-girl/444429/2 "2008-04-08T12:57:36Z")
[QUOTE=Northern Piper] I seem to remember such a thread recently, but I can’t find it? [/QUOTE] 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” ---
**Author:** ![Octalcode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Octalcode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octalcode)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-somebody-asking-about-a-song-with-a-pirate-captain-who-kidnapped-a-girl/444429/3 "2008-04-08T13:21:14Z")
[QUOTE=Northern Piper] I seem to remember such a thread recently, but I can’t find it? [/QUOTE] **Barnacle Bill?** ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-somebody-asking-about-a-song-with-a-pirate-captain-who-kidnapped-a-girl/444429/4 "2008-04-08T15:35:57Z")
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). ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-somebody-asking-about-a-song-with-a-pirate-captain-who-kidnapped-a-girl/444429/5 "2008-04-08T15:52:55Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] 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” [/QUOTE] Oh **Captor,** you make me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-somebody-asking-about-a-song-with-a-pirate-captain-who-kidnapped-a-girl/444429/6 "2008-04-09T05:39:34Z")
maybe it was on another board I frequent. Thanks for the comments, everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-somebody-asking-about-a-song-with-a-pirate-captain-who-kidnapped-a-girl/444429/7 "2008-04-09T06:11:38Z")
“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.