Buccaneer's Girl Page #7

It is safe for her to do so,

but I'm here to ask her not to.

Why not?

Does my presence in New

Orleans embarrass you?

On the contrary, New Orleans

itself embarrasses me.

Therefore I'm sailing immediately

and want you to go with me.

Won't that be a little awkward? You

and I and Madame Narbonne?

Then you know? Yes.

Madame Brizar was

kind enough to tell me.

At which point I discovered

that even a woman

doesn't understand women.

They're very unpredictable creatures,

as you're about to find out.

Debbie, I don't think you understand.

There's nothing to stop us now.

I'm ready to turn the ship

around and keep on sailing.

So now you're ready? Well, I'm not.

When you thought you could

have Mademoiselle Villon,

you didn't want me.

Well, now that you can't

have her, I don't want you.

I came here, Debbie,

because I discovered that it wasn't

Mademoiselle Villon that I loved, it was you.

And I've discovered that

I want no part of you.

I wasn't good enough for you

and your friends last night.

Well, they're not good

enough for me today.

Debbie, stop acting like a fool.

I wonder what your high and mighty

friends would say if they knew

that the gallant Captain Kingston was

really Frederic Baptiste, a pirate.

Why don't you tell them?

Ahoy, Jared!

Answer him.

Ahoy, Captain!

How fitting that Captain Kingston

should be the first to know

we have captured Baptiste.

She wasted no time in

coming to you, did she?

Did you expect her

to? Secure them below.

A sailor sails the seven seas

And maybe seven more

But when he's got

his money saved

He's better off ashore

Oh!

A sailor sails the seven

seas And maybe seven more

But keep your women

locked away

The day he comes ashore

I met a man from New Orleans

one bright and sunny day

He said he'd never leave me

Then he up and sailed away

He was gone for 15 years

I thought that he was dead

But he came back

with bags of gold

And here is what he said

Oh!

A sailor sails the seven

seas And maybe seven more

Looks like we're wasting our time.

There isn't going to

be any trouble here.

It's as peaceful as a clambake.

The Captain pays too much

attention to informers.

My sister married Captain

John A handsome sailor boy

They had a happy family

Till he heard a "ship ahoy"

And then he

got the urge to sail

And so he left them all

Now every time

you pass her house

You'll hear my sister call

Oh!

A sailor sails the seven

seas And maybe seven more

But when he's got

a wife and child

He'll never come ashore

I've known a lot

of sailor boys

The Captain and the crew

I'll eat with them

and drink with them

And flirt with one or two

But never will I marry one

And here's the reason why

The very day I marry one

He'll up and say goodbye

Oh!

A sailor sails the seven

seas And maybe seven more

And I'll be true to any man

As long as he's ashore

The town is quiet as can

be But not for very long

The moment that

the ships come in

You'll hear a sailor's song

He's ready for a frolic

So it's up to you and me

To make each sailor wish

that he had never seen the sea

Oh!

A sailor sails the seven

seas And maybe seven more

And now I go to meet my love

His ship has come ashore

Now.

I do not condemn your motive,

my son, only your method.

No other method would've

been as effective.

To live by the sword is

to perish by the sword.

You see where it has brought you?

If you'll permit me, Father, I see more

clearly where a woman has brought me.

I have been to see this

Mademoiselle McCoy.

She denies having betrayed you.

And I believe her.

Father, in your calling,

you're supposed to believe.

Gentlemen, I'm

overwhelmed by this honor.

And well you should be, pirate,

for Monsieur Narbonne

has come to offer you mercy.

Monsieur Narbonne's mercy can

be more dangerous than his threats.

I pray you will be generous, sir.

Monsieur Narbonne

has come as a friend.

And you're badly in need

of friends, Baptiste.

The Governor has refused to see you.

Your execution is scheduled for dawn.

It appears that all is fair in love

and war, and I have lost at both.

Perhaps not.

I have come to make you an offer.

Which you are in no position to refuse.

I am all ears, gentlemen.

In exchange for a simple

statement from you,

I'm convinced I can persuade the

Governor to offer you a pardon,

on the condition that you

leave New Orleans forever.

And what is to be the

nature of this statement?

A simple confession that the money

you turned over to the Seamen's Fund

for the purchase of new ships was really

mine, procured by selling my cargo.

The court will then rule

those transactions illegal.

And compel the owners of these

ships to sign them over to you.

Precisely.

I would like nothing better than to sign

such a statement, but I'm afraid I can't.

Why not?

You can't deny that you raided my ships.

I can deny it. In fact, I will deny it.

Then you'll hang. Too bad.

It seems such a ridiculous way to die.

Come, Patout, we're

just wasting our time.

Open. Monsieur,

my compliments to your wife.

And my apologies for

finding it impossible to

replenish the Narbonne fortune.

She will at least have the

satisfaction of seeing you hang.

As well as the reward

for having exposed you.

Monsieur Patout!

You will never know how

happy you've made me.

Line up, all of you. Line up.

What is all this, Sergeant?

The fight at the Catfish, Captain.

The information you had was correct.

Lock them up.

Merely a routine brawl.

Bring them along. Open up.

Come along.

Hurry up. Move along.

Go on, get in there!

Now!

Mademoiselle, the keys.

Come on.

Debbie!

Jared!

Quick, where is he?

In the next cell. Give me the keys.

Debbie, is it any wonder I love you?

Hurry, they'll have

reinforcements here any moment.

If I hang for it, I'll have a kiss.

There'll be time for

that later. Come on.

Eight bells and all's well.

How right he is.

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