Little Known History

Little Known History
By Larry Linville
I heard it said so it must be true
about William Penn and so I’ll tell you.
His father’s sisters were nice ladies
but their business was often shady.

They hired these fellows who rode in ships
and committed crimes up to their hips,
stopping every ship that sailed the seas
unloading their cargo with great ease.

They became famous both far and wide.
Their business and ethics would collide.
When they were nabbed there was a great dance
for they had the Pirates of Penn’s Aunts.

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