The Pirate King

Intro From Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. He is the orphan of aristocratic birth who Captains an orphaned pirate crew with whom he scourges the seas with theft, plundering and the occasional (often unsuccessful) attack. He believes piracy to be more honest than politics. He is honorable to a fault, making a point of never hurting a fellow orphan. He desperately wants to settle down and get married.