Piracy is a serious thing, of course
Even today, Somalis make the news
Each time they rob or kidnap. There were wars
Fought over this in the past. One of those
Was in the time of Barbarossa, close
To Mediterranean ports here and there
Much later France and the USA used
To lose ships and men round about Algiers
And Tripoli. Barbary pirates were
To blame, and so on Africa's north shores
Were trained the guns of navies, and then Charles
The Tenth of France invaded soon after
An Arab chief had struck a Frenchman's face
They stayed for 130 years
Mon 5 Sep
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