Fifteen Men On A Dead Man's Chest

Fifteen men on a dead man's chest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

This first verse has no copyright and is in the public domain.
Always thought it needed more verses and a final closure,
So wrote these...

Sixteen men on a dead man's chest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Of pirate greed and murder I'm blessed,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

Seventeen men on a dead man's chest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
As I throw one from the ships crow's nest
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

Eighteen men on a dead man's chest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Another swab gone who I did detest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

Nineteen men on a dead man's chest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
My sharp cutlass runs through his breast,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

Twenty men on a dead man's chest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
My hidden dagger rids an unwanted guest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

Twenty one men on a dead man's chest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Slitting of throats is what I do best,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

Twenty two men on a dead man's chest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Another gone as I near the end of my quest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

Twenty three men on a dead man's chest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
The last one slaughtered like all the rest,
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

The treasure's mine all mine to keep.
And of dead shipmates I lose no sleep.
A very rich captain I've now become!
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!