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The Pirate Don Durk
Based on a poem by Mildred Plew Meigs,Terry T. Grosvenor ©1993
Music and lyrics ©1994 Terry Taffinder Grosvenor
R&T Grosvenor Publishing

Yo ho, for the Pirate
Don Durk of Dowdee!
He was as wicked
As wicked could be,
But oh, he was perfectly
Gorgeous to see!
The Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee.

His conscience, of course,
Was as black as a bat,
But he had a floppety plume
On his hat
And when he went walking
It jiggled — like that!
The plume of the Pirate Dowdee.

His coat it was handsome
And cut with a slash,
And often as ever
He twirled his mustache
Deep down in the ocean
The mermaids went splash,
Because of Don Durk of Dowdee.

Moreover, Dowdee
Had a purple tattoo,
And stuck in his belt
Where he buckled it through
Were a dagger, a dirk,
And a squizzamaroo,
For fierce was the Pirate Dowdee.

So fearful he was
He would shoot at a puff,
And always at sea
When the weather grew rough
He drank from a bottle
And he wrote on his cuff,
Did pirate Don Durk of Dowdee.

Oh, he had a cutlass
That swung at his thigh
And he had a parrot named
Pepperkin Pye,
And a zigzaggy scar
At the end of his eye
Had Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee.

He kept in a cavern,
This buccaneer bold,
A curious chest
That was covered with mold,
And all of his pockets
Were jingly with gold!
Oh jing! went the gold of Dowdee

His conscience, of course,
It was crooked like a squash,
But both of his boots
Made a slickery slosh,
And he went through the world
With a wonderful swash,
Did Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee.

It’s true he was wicked
As wicked could be,
His sins they outnumbered
A hundred and three,
But oh, he was perfectly
Gorgeous to see,
The Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee.

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from Fun Songs for Tadpoles to Frogs, released October 1, 1994
Music and lyrics ©1994 Terry Taffinder Grosvenor
R&T Grosvenor Publishing
Audio Engineering, Production and Cover Art
Richard C. Grosvenor

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Terry Taffinder Grosvenor Newport, Rhode Island

Terry Taffinder Grosvenor is a seasoned professional musician and composer. She has performed around the world, earning accolades from New England to New York, London, Rio and Japan. She has been involved with three rock bands, solo, duet, and trio performances, and has given countless concerts in schools, libraries and venues for families in New England. Her husband, Rick, does her production. ... more

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