The Last Stand of Blackbeard

A song about the last battle of the (in)famous pirate captain Blackbeard in 1718 at Ocracoke against the fleet of Royal Navy officer Robert Maynard.

Lyrics:

[Instrumental bridge]

[Verse 1]

On the misty shores of Carolina,
A devil of the sea did stand,
Blackbeard with his ruthless eyes,
And his savage pirate band.
Blackbeard's flagship lay anchored,
With cannons set to fire,
Robert Maynard's ships approached,
To end his reign of dire.

[Chorus]

Oh, Blackbeard, terror of the waves,
Your final stand, in history engraved,
The smoke and flames, the clash of swords,
Echo through the ocean's roars.
Oh, Blackbeard, your fate was sealed,
In the last fierce battle, you revealed,
A pirate's life, a tale of dread,
In the pages of history, red.

[Instrumental interlude]

[Verse 2]

Through the early morning twilight,
Cannons roared and cut the air,
Maynard's hiding men, they stormed the deck,
Facing Blackbeard's deadly glare.
With pistols drawn and swords aloft,
The fight began anew,
Amidst the blood and battle cries,
The end of his dark rule.

[Chorus]

Oh, Blackbeard, terror of the waves,
Your final stand, in history engraved,
The smoke and flames, the clash of swords,
Echo through the ocean's roars.
Oh, Blackbeard, your fate was sealed,
In the last fierce battle, you revealed,
A pirate's life, a tale of dread,
In the pages of history, red.

[Instrumental interlude]

[Bridge]

Twenty wounds and five gunshots,
A dozen men before him laid low,
Yet in the end, the sea did claim,
Blackbeard's life, his fearsome name.
Maynard's blade struck deep and true,
The ocean's roar, the sky so blue,
With his final breath, he cursed the tide,
Blackbeard fell, the waves his guide.

[Instrumental interlude]

[Verse 3]

In the wake of that fierce morning,
Silence fell upon the bay,
Blackbeard’s flag no longer flying,
As the sun began its day.
Maynard's crew, they took their prize,
A tale of terror, blood and lies,
The pirate king had met his fate,
But his evil still resonates.

[Chorus]

Oh, Blackbeard, terror of the waves,
Your final stand, in history engraved,
The smoke and flames, the clash of swords,
Echo through the ocean's roars.
Oh, Blackbeard, your fate was sealed,
In the last fierce battle, you revealed,
A pirate's life, a tale of dread,
In the pages of history, red.

[Instrumental interlude]

[Outro]

Now the winds of time do whisper,
Of Blackbeard's final stand,
A tale of fear and darkness,
Echoes across the sand.
For in the hearts of sailors,
The legend never dies,
Blackbeard's ghost still haunts the seas,
Beneath the endless skies.

[Chorus]

Oh, Blackbeard, terror of the waves,
Your final stand, in history engraved,
The smoke and flames, the clash of swords,
Echo through the ocean's roars.
Oh, Blackbeard, your fate was sealed,
In the last fierce battle, you revealed,
A pirate's life, a tale of dread,
In the pages of history, red.

[Outro (repeat)]

Now the winds of time do whisper,
Of Blackbeard's final stand,
A tale of fear and darkness,
Echoes across the sand.
For in the hearts of sailors,
The legend never dies,
Blackbeard's ghost still haunts the seas,
Beneath the endless skies.

   / @cybergramophonestudio  

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