Famous Pirates"Famous Pirates" - a poem for kids by Paul Perro, tells true stories about some of the most notorious villains ever to sail the seven seas.
Also, please have a look round our collection of: There's Long John Silver, Captain Hook, And Captain Jack Sparrow, But these pirates are just made up, They are not real you know! There were a lot of real pirates Attacking ships at sea, We'll learn about them in this poem, So let's read on, shall we? Blackbeard His name was really Edward Teach But folks called him "Blackbeard". He captained "The Queen Anne's Revenge" And he was greatly feared. To make himself look more scary He tied plaits in his hair, So from a distance it looked like Some snakes were living there. Nicholas Brown Pirate Nicholas Brown was caught And threatened with the chop, But he was given one last chance Because he said he'd stop. But he went back to his old ways, Went back to being a pirate. I guess he had a stubborn streak, Perhaps we should admire it? And one day, Brown was caught again This time it was the end. Yes, caught and killed by John Drudge, who Once used to be his friend. Black Bart Captain Bartholemew Roberts (Also known as "Black Bart") Was very good at piracy He'd made it a fine art. He did not drink a lot of rum, Preferring to drink tea. Perhaps the reason he did well Was his sobriety. Captain Morgan Sir Henry Morgan wasn't the Greatest pirate ever. One time he crashed his ship on rocks, Which wasn't very clever. Francis Drake To English folk, Sir Francis Drake's A hero, brave and bold. But Spanish folk call him "pirate" - A thief who stole their gold. Anne Bonney and Mary Read Not all pirates were men you know, There were some women too - Like Anne Bonney and Mary Read, Who were in the same crew. Sometimes history books tell us that Women were soft back then, But Anne Bonney and Mary Read Were tougher than the men. Other famous pirates Many other famous pirates Sailed the seven seas, Like the pirate Coxinga who Was actually Chinese. There was William Kidd, John Ward, Edward England, Ned Low, The two Barbarossa brothers, And Spaniard Juan Corso. And there were many many more, Too many to tell you. And so, me hearties, now's the end, Avast ye, and heave to.
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