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Pirates in Poetry-The pirates described on pages 25 and 26 really lived . Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee is a fictitious character , who never actually lived . Listen to the poem and pay attention to how the poem is read . As you listen , list at least five words that are read in a special way . Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee by Mildred Plew Meigs 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 itjiggled— 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 was he , he would shoot at a puff , And always at sea when the weather grew rough He drank from a bottle and 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 called 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 crook'd 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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