Spence

Sir Patrick Spence
(based on an old Scottish ballad,
translated and heavily altered by me...)
The lord sits in a High Marches town,
Drinking the blood red wine
"0h where will I get a steely skipper,
To sail this ship of mine?"
Then up and spoke an elder knight,
Sat at the lord's right knee,
"Sir Patrick Spence is the best captain,
That ever sailed the sea"
Our lord wrote an urgent plea,
And sealed it with his hand,
And sent it to Sir Patrick Spence,
Who was walking on the strand.
"To Ussura, to Ussura,
To Ussura over the foam;
My young daughter is in Ussura,
It's your task to bring her home."
The first line that Sir Patrick read,
Came near to make him cry;
With the next line that Sir Patrick read,
A tear did blind his eye.
"Oh who is this that has done this deed,
And told the lord of me,
To send us out at this time of year
To sail the churning sea?"
"Bet...