And said, “I too upon the Spanish Main
Met with a man well known unto us all,
Who nearly hung a Captain General.”
He told the tale and I did rhyme it so;
In the North End of Boston, long ago.
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EL CAPITAN GENERAL
There was a Captain General who ruled in Vera Cruz,
And what we used to hear of him was always evil news;