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The Death Of Captain Cook - Hawaii 1779
No Valentine's Day present for Jimmy,
just a club to the head on the beach.
Resolution and Discovery at anchor,
Elizabeth is out of reach.
What will the Sea Lords be thinking,
beneath their powdered wigs.
When they hear the news of your brains
being bashed out,
in Kealakekua Bay.
Is that Elvis in the background,
wearing an Hawaiian shirt?
No, just a glimpse of Heaven,
as the blood pours down your face.
Was the last thing that Cook was thinking,
Should have stayed in Botany Bay?
No way to treat a tourist,
just because my welcome I did outstay.
Sad end to your life in the Navy,
as the palm trees sway in the breeze.
the great Navigator,
Captain Cook,
killed under Hawaiian skies.
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