Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CAPTAIN STRATTON'S FANCY, by JOHN MASEFIELD


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First Line: Oh, some are fond of red wine, and some are fond of white
Last Line: Like an old bold mate of henry morgan.
Alternate Author Name(s): Masefield, John Edward
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Pirates; Wine; Piracy; Buccaneers


Oh, some are fond of red wine, and some are fond of white,
And some are all for courting by the pale moon-light,
But rum alone's the tipple, and the heart's delight
Of the old bold mate of Henry Morgan.

Oh, some are fond of Spanish wine, and some are fond of French,
And some'll swallow tay and stuff fit only for a wench,
But I'm for right Jamaica till I roll beneath the bench,
Says the old bold mate of Henry Morgan.

Oh, some are for the lily, and some are for the rose,
But I am for the sugar-cane that in Jamaica grows.
For it's that that makes the bonny drink to warm my copper nose,
Says the old bold mate of Henry Morgan.

Oh, some are fond of fiddles, and a song well sung,
And some are all for music for to lilt upon the tongue;
But mouths were made for tankards, and for sucking at the bung,
Says the old bold mate of Henry Morgan.

Oh, some are fond of dancing, and some are fond of dice,
And some are all for red lips, and pretty lasses' eyes;
But a right Jamaica puncheon is a finer prize
To the old bold mate of Henry Morgan.

Oh, some that's good and godly ones they say that it's a sin,
To troll the jolly bowl around, and let the dollars spin;
But I'm for toleration, and for drinking at an inn,
Says the old bold mate of Henry Morgan.

Oh, some are sad and wretched folk that go in silken suits,
And there's a mort of wicked knaves that live in good reputes;
So I'm for drinking honestly, and dying in my boots,
Like an old bold mate of Henry Morgan.





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