Jean Lafitte was off the coast of new orleans with his crew one day, and then the man on the jacobs ladder standing watch screams "CAPTAIN! CAPTAIN! THERES A BRITISH GUN BOAT JUST A FEW MILES IN FRONT OF US!" He tells his servent, "Quick boy! Get my sword and red shirt!" After a long battle he emerges victorious. The next day, its the same situation, a watchstander comes to the captain screaming, "CAPTAIN! CAPTAIN! THERES A BRITISH WARSHIP A FEW MILES IN FRONT OF US!" He tells the boy the same thing, "Quick boy! Get my sword and red shirt!" He does so again, but after a long, bloody battle the boy asks Jean Lafitte, "Captain, why do you always ask for your red shirt before we go to battle?" The captain takes a deep breath and looks at the boy and says, "Before a battle, I always make sure to grab my red shirt so if I start to bleed or get struck, the men don't feel discouraged when they see me bleed." The boy smiles and goes back to his duties. The next day, they see another ship, this time the watchstander says "CAPTAIN! CAPTAIN! THE BIGGEST WARSHIP I'VE EVER SEEN IS RIGHT OFF THE COAST HEADED STRAIGHT TWORDS US!" The captain looks nervous and tells his servent boy, "MON DEAU! GRAB MY BROWN TROUSERS!"