Th' ballad o' th' brig Blue Bird o' Hull

 As told by: Bosun Greybeard for Stacy at Deadmen Tales. 

'twas Blue Bird o' Hull 'twas Blue Bird, a brig

that wit' tied down sails endured a blizzardy Soten wit' ice covered mast on Christmas eve seventy-two

"Tie th' Swede t' th' rudder, he can steer through th' storm." howled th' cap'n: "All right lads, take o'er!"

'n Karl Stranne from Smögen was tied t' th' rudder on Blue Bird that was destined t' sink.

Saw Hållö's lighthouse afar but from snowfall 'n splash he stood half blind.

Still held th' ship steady. 'n in lee thar was Smögen,
his galleon where his mother jus' received his letter from Middlesbrough.

"Well, wha' say ye, Karl? Will she make it?" "No, cap'n! Light th' flares, fer it ends here.

We 'ave Hållö o' starboard, 'n waves are breakin' right ahead." Lower th' anchors, ready th' boats!"

But she rode nah th' waves 'n had a few ruptures which took th' galleon they had readied

"I believe", said Karl Stranne, "That me cap'n set sail t' greet us, I trust me cap'n!"

"Ready th' boats! Ready th' boats!" "'tis cap'n! 'tis us! 'tis me cap'n from Smögen, ahoy!" "Ready th' boats!", he cried out

everyone, they be here Jump off, ye'll be saved!"

'twas Stranne th' elder. A vikin', an eagle.

Who on Christmas eve seventy-two loot his pure moonshine from th' corner case t' give th' shipwrecked scallywags rum

"Wha' was th' name o' th' ship?" he asked, 'n poured nine shots into pointy glasses

"Th' brig Blue Bird."

Th' tenth glass he took 'n smashed it against th' floor

"Was that Blue Bird, cap'n? Th' brig Blue Bird o' Hull? God in th' skies, then where's me son? Where's th' lad, cap'n, fer our savior's sake?"

Th' scallywags in th' corner went dead silent.

Th' ole scallywag Stranne slowly took off his sou'wester

"Spare his mother, cap'n, this eve. Don't mention th' brig that was wrecked. , don't mention Blue Bird o' Hull."

'n th' cap'n stood up he was pale, he was worn

th' storm wailed, one barely heard his words when he wit' shiverin' voice told his host:

"Karl was tied 'n forgotten on-board."