Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Vol. 101, Nos. 3 & 4. Whole Nos. 610 & 611, March 1993

Bly-Bugh by Katherine H. Brooks

You call me “Evil Captain Bligh.”

  Don’t dump me, I implore!

The salty brine that chills my spine

  blows many miles from shore!

A crew should never mutiny.

  Your leader — do you hear?

Is making hasty plans to be

  the Captain of the Year!

I’ll give you extra rations, men.

  I’ll lay aside the whip.

You’ll never walk the plank again.

  We’ll sail a jolly ship!

I’ll grant you hours of leisure sport,

  with grog in every jug,

And women when you get to port,

  and gold and gifts and—

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