10/13/2020 03:44 – 10/16/2020 06:37

This is the lifetime tale of Jean Fluery

The first pirate to go down in glory

A French corsair and that is his story

Jean did come from Dieppe in Normandy

A pilot under Jean Ango you see

He commanded a small squadron for thee

During the four years war he was set free

For long range navel warfare there at sea

With a license to plunder from the king

In fifteen twenty two he saw ships three

Three Spanish Ships on their last leg at sea

His five ships then attacked as they did flee

Southwest of Portugal is where this be

Coming from Cuba on their long journey

Back to Seville Spain with gold for Charles “V”

Also masks in mosaic of fine stones

Twenty thousand gold pesos there was shown

At the feet of Francis one it was thrown

All the gold Cortez got from Mexico

All his works of art with pearls and carved bone

And to the whole wide world it was then shown

What the Spanish were shipping to their home

And caused pirates to go to sea and roam

This angered Charles “V” on the Spanish throne

So of Jean Fleury we have now just sang

Captured by the Spanish he was then hanged

It happens to pirates that play this game