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Personal logo Murphy Sponsoring Member of TMP05 Nov 2009 9:30 p.m. PST

Okay so we all know how rough this song is…

However upon reading it last night, I've a question…(two actually)…

1: One of the verses is…"Fifteen men all stiff and stark; Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ten of them had the murder mark! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!"

Okay so what happened to the other five?

2: Also in the Second to last verse there is mention of "where a woman had been"….Sooooo…what happened to her, or her body, (as was indicated by the bloody marks)…

Any ideas?

RavenscraftCybernetics05 Nov 2009 9:52 p.m. PST

Some things man was not meant to know Murph.

darthfozzywig06 Nov 2009 12:05 a.m. PST

Fifteen men on a dead man's chest
yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
Drink and the Devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum

Huscarle06 Nov 2009 8:37 a.m. PST

I never realised that someone expanded on Stevenson's "Fifteen men….". link

Huscarle06 Nov 2009 8:38 a.m. PST

I never realised that someone expanded on Stevenson's "Fifteen men…." link

Personal logo ColCampbell Supporting Member of TMP06 Nov 2009 10:28 a.m. PST

And she is then called "The Dread Pirate Roberts?"

Jim

Frederick Supporting Member of TMP06 Nov 2009 12:45 p.m. PST

It has actual lyrics?

Reader Name 00106 Nov 2009 6:33 p.m. PST

isnt dead mans chest a rock in the virgin isles?

Gonsalvo07 Nov 2009 7:45 a.m. PST

Yes, it is. Been there, seen it from the sea. A small, barren, rocky island so named from its resemblance to same when viewed from the see.

Interestingly, not too far from there an actual treasure chest with gold coins was found in a cave open to the sea just a few decades ago. A Fisherman took refuge there during a storm and made the very rewarding discovery. Norman Island. There is a small resort there, with the obligatory beachside bar and (very Piratically themed) gift shop.

Peter (vacationed on Tortola the past 2 years – have a "painkiller" at Pusser's Landing at Soper 's Hole!)

Pyrate Captain13 Nov 2009 7:21 p.m. PST

This line of thinking is punishable by death under the Articles of War!

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