♫ Bosun Bill was known throughout the port
A truly dreadful prate who was always getting caught
Not one scheme for stealing could he hatch
'Cause someone would spot
The treasure he'd got
And Bill they'd snatch
One day Bill awoke lying on a distant beach
The last of his grog was just out of reach.
He groped around with trembling hands
And struck something in the sand!*
He'd stumbled upon a part
Of an ancient chart
Stained and torn, the old map told
The way to find a stash of buried gold, so...
Bosun Bill set out to find a crew
But everyone he asked replied "I'll never sail with you"
'Til at last, he plied a man with ale
To lend him his craft,
A rickety raft
Then Bill set sail!
All by himself, Bill trembled in the dark
He lost both his boots and hat to a shark
He followed the chart 'til at last he saw
The gleam of a far-off shore.
The trail led into a cave
Silent as teh grave
Bill stood gaping at what he saw
A hoard of treasure piled from roof to floor.
Bosun Bill stuffed treasure into his sack
He loaded up the boat, but he heard a mighty crack.
He'd taken too much plunder when he should have kept it light
The raft and all the gold sank out of sight.
Bosun Bill let out a terrible curse
He'd had a chance at glory but he'd only come out worse!
To this day, he's trapped on the island still
Not very clever, Worst pirate ever,
It's Booo... Sun... Bill! ♫
This is the full version of the shanty "Tales of Bosun Bill" that you can find out in the world. You can find this version of the shanty in the Tales From the Sea of Thieves book after Half-a-Stew Jean started writing in the book after Diving Bel.
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