midnight
The crew seemed quite elated over something , and talked and joked incessantly about the prospect of action in the near future . Bonnet was merrier than Jeremy had ever seen him , came often on deck and even mixed a little in the conversation of the foremast hands . On the night that they cleared the Capes he served out double noggins of rum to all the men aboard . There was a good deal of prodigality in the way it was poured out and a fine scene of carousal ensued , lasting until after the watch changed at midnight . It was the first time either of the boys had heard the smashing chorus of `` Fifteen Men '' sung by the whole fo ` c 's ` le . Of course , the words had often been hummed by one or two of the pirates , but it took the hot cheer of the grog to open most of their throats . At the final `` Yo , ho , ho ! ''