Reader Brian B. sent me this yesterday, and it made me smile so much, I secured permission to share it.
"The Twelve Days of Pirate Christmas"
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...
12 ships to plunder,
11 cannons firing,
10 crewmen leaping,
9 sharks a' swimming,
8 rum-filled bottles,
7 lusty wenches,
6 jolly rogers,
5 gold doubloons,
4 eyepatches,
3 earrings,
2 wooden legs,
and a parrot for my shoulder - Arrr!