I'm lookin' for a girl
With a sultry stare
I know it's never perfect
I know it's not gonna last
I've been waitin' all year
Just to get a chance
Now I've had so many
I can hardly stand
Well my body's runnin' over
But my lips want one more
Now it's easy to see
Why there is no doubt
Let me buy-y
One for the road
Let me buy-y
One for the road
Hey bartender
Give us one more round
Tonight we're gonna get up
And shoot things down
Well you better keep on walkin'
Cause we gave you enough
I told you once before
You be-be-be-better slow down
Well my body's runnin' over
But my lips want one more
Now it's easy to see
Why there is no doubt
Let me buy-y
One for the road
Let me buy-y
One for the road
I made last call
At a quarter to three
I'm tryin' to drive my pick-up
While I can't even see
I tell enough stories
Of what my life is about
Then I decided I needed
one one one more
But the cop that pulls up
Says, Can I take you home?
I think you can see
That there is no doubt
Let me buy-y
One for the road
Let me buy-y
One for the road
Let me buy-y
One for the road
Give me one one one
Everyone's waiting for the whistle to blow,
Time to get in our shore goin' clothes.
Working on a pier, on a ship, or in the mines,
Just can't wait 'til its quitting time!
Chorus:
Monday through Friday is too damn long,
Working all day has got to be wrong.
The weekend is coming, but it just don't last,
So hurry up me boys, let's tap that cask!
Spending every day working like a mule,
Remembering the hangover and acting like a fool.
Thinkin' of the drinkin' and the trouble we were in,
Countin' down the minutes 'till we do it again!
Chorus
If you are feeling kind of down -
It's time to tap it!
Feeling happy as a clown -
Time to tap it!
If the boys are coming 'round -
We must tap it!
When the girls are all unwound -
Tap it (Tap it)! Tap it (Tap it)!
They say the workday is the curse of modern man,
But not to worry gents, 'cause we've got a plan.
We'll get us all a cask that needs some breakin' in,
We're sure to kill it off 'fore Monday comes again
Chorus
The Devil invented work to torture you and I,
The Good Lord gave us weekends and I think we know why.
Two extra days with no chores or no tasks,
Gives us extra time to tap - that - cask!
Monday through Friday is too damn long,
Working all day has got to be wrong.
The weekend is coming, but it just don't last,
So hurry up me boys, let's tap that cask!
If you are feeling kind of down -
It's time to tap it!
Feeling happy as a clown -
Time to tap it!
If the boys are coming 'round -
We must tap it!
When the girls are all unwound -
Tap it (Tap it)! Tap it (Tap it)! Tap it (Tap it)!
We were a bunch o’ wild sea devils raisin’ the flag o’
black
Sailin’ seas no pirate sailed and never lookin’ back!
Them other dogs on them other ships out prowlin’ on the
Main
They laughed at our plot, scoffed and said we all must
be insane.
“Those waters are free,” said they, “For the risk is
just too high.”
“Vultures,” said we, “Take the easy prey, while hunters
take the prize!”
We all geared up and armed the ship for the die it had
been cast,
And we showed them all that we had the gall with a
single cannon’s blast.
Chorus:
With a laugh we chose a path that would someday change
the world,
We’d need no plan to make our stand as the sails they
were unfurled.
We cut our swath across the seas and little did we
know,
Those scavengers they would follow us and in our shadow
grow.
We sailed our ships straight down the coast to the
first port that we saw,
Their men were brave and their walls were lined with
more guns than Panama
Their cannon tore our masts to Hell which only fueled
our rage
And walls that were built to keep us out now became
their cage!
Our broadside answered those cannons’ call, our guns
spoke with theirs
Bold blackguards, we, stormed ashore and laughed at the
soldier’s stares
We met their steel in the streets and fought for our
renown,
With powder and shot their blood we sought and burned
them to the ground.
Chorus
We carved our name across the seas, our wealth and
power grew
Though these waters had been tamed by us, in our wake
those vultures flew
They called us mad when we began, for that they would
atone
We hove full sail and heaved her ‘round and made this
fight their own!
The first of our good pirate friends was a frigate
unaware
They gave salute and bid us approach as we brought our
guns to bear,
Our grapeshot took the upper decks while our brass shot
breeched below
Their first mate died as their captain cried and their
crew ran to and fro.
Chorus
Down to the last buccaneer, they died crying our names
And they screamed like frightened children as their
ships went up in flames
Some were burned, some we shot, some met the salty
kiss,
“Mercy!” they begged at their last breath and each did
we dismiss
“So to you thieves and pretenders and those that take
our path
You should know before you start that none escape our
wrath
But hear out this compromise on which we should agree
Keep your weak-hearted band upon the land, for we
pirates rule the sea!”
With a laugh we chose a path that would someday change
the world,
We’d need no plan to make our stand as the sails they
were unfurled.
But hear out this compromise on which we should agree
Keep your weak-hearted band upon the land, for we
Ay, Torero, she's here. Ay, matador. I feel her eyes.
They are wide with excitement and fear.
I feel her heart for it cries when the horns are too
near.
I will bold, brave, and swift will I be and I will be
numero uno, torero fino. She'll dream tonight of me.
Chorus:
Ole, ole, ole! (Pasa!) Viva el matador! Ole, ole, ole!
(Venga!) Viva el matador!
Ay, Torero, she is here. Ay, matador. I see her smile and
I see there the reason she came.
Toro, come closer. Come here and I'll whisper her name.
You may be brave and as bold as you're black, but I will
be numero uno, torero fino, toro come back.
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Long black curls and a fire in the eyes
Spinning, dancing a brief flash of thigh
I can see her like it was yesterday
It was then that she stole my heart away.
We met one night under a strawberry moon
A soft summer night in the midst of June
She played violin and could dance and could sing
She spoke my name and was my everything.
Chorus:
Have you seen her, my wild gypsy girl?
There's not another like her in this world
I've searched the land and all the wild silver seas
Now I've come back to where she last kissed me
Looking for my gypsy girl.
Our love was a passion unbridled and wild
My heart would soar whenever she smiled
I could feel her soul in a lover's embrace
I could see heaven shining in my lovers face.
She sang me a song that enchanted my heart
Two lovers entwined that never would part
But I left her behind with one tearful kiss
And come back to memories like this
Chorus
How fast the time flies, how the years they have passed
And my heart led me back to where I saw her last
I know that it's foolish to think I'd find her again
But if there's that chance, I just can't let this end
Here's to the love I've truly missed in my life
Compared her to every girl, sweetheart, and wife
And somehow I knew that someday I'd try
To make it up to her that I once made her cry
Chorus
Long black curls and a fire in the eyes
Spinning, dancing a brief flash of thigh
I can see her like it was yesterday
Oh let me tell you of a story that will give you a
shock
a story’bout a murder on St. John’s Dock
the person in question was Biddy McGraw
and she strangled two sailors with the straps of her
CHORUS
Too rah hoo rah hah, fiddle dee da ra
too rah too rah too rah hah
Well they tried to get her drunk on her own corn liquor
but as quick as they were be Jaysus she was quicker
She remembered she was told by her ma and her da
to keep both hands on the straps of yer bra
CHORUS
So she wrapped those straps around the big sailor's
head
and she threw him in the river like a crust of bread
then the small sailor laughed and he said “Haw Haw”
so she stuffed his gob with the rest of her bra
His face turned purple and before he fell...
she picked up her miniskirt and ran like hell
CHORUS
She went home that night ‘bout a quarter to one
happy and contented with a job well done
she told her story to her ma and her da
they said,”Tanks be to God you were wearin’ yer bra!”
CHORUS
Now all you ladies who go walking late at night
don’t keep the straps of yer bra too tight
just remember the story of Biddy McGraw
and keep both yer hands on the straps of yer bra
Well there’s a keg stored down below,
What’s inside none of us know.
And the captain will not say,
It’s like a pirate holiday.
Chorus:
It could be grog it could be wine,
It could be mead, wouldn’t that be fine.
There’s just one thing we know is true,
That keg sure won’t give us a clue.
It could be rye or port or ale,
It could be rancid, could be stale.
It could be rum it could be stout,
There’s only one way to find out
The captain had it brought aboard,
Stolen from a ship where it was stored.
And now the crew must speculate,
‘Til the captain says “Let’s celebrate!”
The captain says no one below,
So we wait on deck it’s quite a show.
We thump and shake and sneak and hide,
And try to guess just what’s inside.
Chorus
And still that keg just sits below,
While our excitement quickly grows.
All that night he let us stew,
Was it a scotch or a dark brew?
The next morn he called us down,
And said now boys come gather round.
I think the time is finally here,
Is it full of whiskey or is it beer.
Chorus
But a tap we could not find,
How could fate be so unkind?
I’ve got an axe and I’ve a gun,
Oh come on captain let’s have some fun.
So steel shot flew and sabers bit,
But that barrel it wouldn’t split.
The gunner said “I’ll tap that cask,
With just a single cannon’s blast.”
Chorus
And to this day we don’t know why,
But the captain said, give it a try.
He missed the keg but breeched the hull,
We plugged the leak with that barrel.
The ship was fine and the keg held tight,
But we had a miserable crew that night.
We tarred it up so the ship’s leak free,
But its contents remain a mystery.
O they tell me of a home far beyond the skies
O they tell me of a home far away
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
O they tell me of an uncloudy day'
O the land of cloudless day
O the land of an uncloudy sky
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
O they tell me of uncloudy day
O they tell me of a home where my friends have gone
O they tell me of a home far away
Where the tree of life in eternal bloom
Sheds its fragrance through an uncloudy day
O the land of cloudless day
O the land of an uncloudy sky
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
O they tell me of uncloudy day
O the land of cloudless day
O the land of an uncloudy sky
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
O they tell me of uncloudy day
I said well
O they tell me of uncloudy day
Thirty men were killed here
And thirty widows made
This town's only felt fear
Since the first stones were laid
Thirty men stood their ground
For son, daughter and wife
Facing death they were bound
To save their love, their life
Thirty men stared ahead
And saw their fate advance
Though their hearts were filled with dread
They kept their rigid stance
Thirty men cut and killed
Though their cause was lost
On the earth their blood was spilled
Their courage had this cost
Thirty widows in grief
To every hearth were bent
Flame would be their relief
Since all their hope was spent
Thirty widows took away
From the fire a burning brand
They set torch to wood and hay
Their homes burned by their hand
The Enemy stood and gazed
And saw their plunder burn
Then they all turned away
And never did return
Freedom won, the cost was dear
The sacrifice was paid
Thirty men were killed here
And thirty widows made
Thirty men were killed here
And thirty widows made
This town's only felt fear
Rally 'round the drum, boys, rally 'round the drum
We'll need all your powder, we'll need all your guns
Rally ‘round the drum, boys, rally round the drum
We'll need all your courage, we'll need all your sons
Hear the drummer's anthem call across the land
It grows ever stronger through every boy and man
Kiss your wife and children, that's what we're fighting
Then come and join the rest as we go marching off to
war!
Now the time has come, men, now the time is near
No time for hesitation, no time for showing fear
We have but two thousand, we'll need a thousand more
When we have three thousand we'll all march off to war.
[CHORUS]
Hear the drumbeat growing as it echoes in your chest
As we all march forward feel pity for the rest
Like the wives and children they'll be safe and sound
But they'll never know the glory of a hero's renown.
[CHORUS]
We'll fight them in the valley, we'll fight them on the
plains
We'll heed the drummer's call till the last of them are
slain
We'll fight them in the mountains, we'll fight them on
the sea
We will not stop fighting till death or victory
[CHORUS]
Rally 'round the drum, boys, rally 'round the drum
We'll need all your powder, we'll need all your guns
Rally ‘round the drum, boys, rally round the drum
We want riches and plunder, ships blown asunder and
taking all their gold
We want rubies and diamonds, from a life of crime and
never ever getting old
We want tons of great booty with no sense of duty and
no one to obey
We want all of your possessions, without any
confessions and a clean getaway.
Chorus:
Some call themselves brigands and some say buccaneer
Some say we are bandits and sometimes privateers
No matter what they call us in this one thing we should
be blunt
We are all just pirates and pirates will get what we
want.
We want casks full of good rum, making us all feel
numb, when our workday is through
We want barrels of whiskey, we know that it's risky but
we're all overdue.
We want grog and some fine wine, whenever we're
inclined and the captain says alright
We want singing and drinking without too much thinking
and looking for a fight.
Chorus
We want ladies of the night, they make us feel just
right whenever we're on the shore.
We want girls with reputations, and no complications
they're the ones that we adore.
We want a gentle bed warmer, who's quite a performer of
which we can avail
We want a few nights of pleasure for some of our
treasure and no tears when we sail
Chorus
We want adventure and danger, one on one with a
stranger and the thrill of victory
We want to plunder and pillage a ship or a village and
head back out to sea
We want powder and steel shot, respect of those well
fought and the cannon's roar
We want the thrill of a broadside the swelling of our
pride as we hoist our flag once more
Chorus
We want untold fame and glory, an infamous story and
names that will live on
We want books about our deeds, to be what they all read
long after we are gone
We want our names to be folk tales, ignoring the
details to a tolerable degree
We want to give it a real try, and then you will see
why it is the only life for me.
I‘ve traveled all over and one thing I have found
Skinny girls have nothing to wrap your arms around
I‘ve been to every corner of this great big world
And found there’s nothing better than a curvy, curvy
girl
Chorus:
Nothing can compare with the natural curves I love.
Even when I’m sleeping, it’s curvy girls I dream of
Curvy girls are lovely
Curvy girls are great
Curvy girls make me want to master…
My own fate
So if you are out there looking, listen to these tips
Find an ample bosom and some child bearing hips
An hour glass figure with all the curves just right
That’s the best thing in the world to keep you warm at
night.
Chorus
I know those waifish models are what they say are hot
But what I am looking for those girls they just ain’t
I’ll stick with these curvy girls that give me so much
And you can keep the models that look like pre-teen
boys.
Chorus
More than a handful’s wasted well I say that’s just
bull
For I have two good hands and they should both be full
If you want my attention well here’s a sure bet
All you need to do is flash me your curvy silhouette
A schooner sat at bay while the crew all ran amok
The men they gathered on the pier to see if they were
stuck
They shouted to the ship “Why are you still here in
dock?”
‘Cuz the Captain got his knackers caught in the
mainsheet block.
I’ve seen old women blush from the tales that sailors
told
Of bawdy, ribald adventures some new ones and some old
Scandalous journeys that they’ve taken some long and
some short
But the worst one that I heard of was a ship stuck in
port
The first mate was in charge of making the ship go
But the matey’s got a cask of rum and his whore below
And the boson was belting out a crass and crude old
song
It’s about a cuckoo’s nest but he got the words all
wrong
[CHORUS]
The cabin boy laughed and said it’s time now for some
And he lights off the powder in the foremast gun
The shot it caused a scream below from the first mate’s
whore
Who up and shouted “Chuck it! I’m going off ashore.”
[CHORUS]
Then the mate came up on deck and said, “We all should
I know a place where girls are cheap and the rum it
freely flows”
The crew all asked, “Should we invite the captain, to
be nice”
“Hell no! He’ll stay below with his knackers on some
ice!”
[CHORUS]
Chorus:
And we’re seven days from heaven boys, seven days to
They have a house in Barbados that every sailor knows.
They call it the paradise and it’s every dream come
true
You’ll be poor, and happy and sore before your visits
through
We’ll have three days before we sail so wisely spend
your time
Don’t waste it lads on sleep and food for that would be
a crime.
They have three girls for every man and the rum it all
flows free
So when we dock just grab your gear and quickly follow
We all set out some months ago no more than two or
three
And since then we’ve had no sights but the sun and sky
and sea.
But in a week you’ll have a treat laid out before your
eyes
For we’re going to see those angels who work the
Paradise.
Chorus
The chairs are large and comfortable in the grand main
hall
And no one says you gotta move, no orders barked at all
When they’re free the girls will sing or tell a tale or
And as they pour another glass you’ll know the name is
true
I once met a mulatto there – a powder keg named Beth
I swore if this was Paradise I would welcome death
I’ve never known a finer place, I doubt I ever will
If I’d had the cash the last time through, then that’s
where I’d be still.
Chorus
So heave that line and swab that deck, make sure the
work is done
We’ll give the captain no excuse to take away our fun.
Make sure that the sails are taught, use all the wind
you can
For we still have seven days to go before we reach the
On the last watch far out on the sea
The days work but a bad memory
My mind wanders to you and to home
Oh my darling my lover my own
All Alone on the watch wheel in hand
My tear filled eyes search for land
Thoughts of you pierce my heart like a knife
Oh my darling my lover my wife
On the last watch the pain fades away
Of the blisters and bruises of the day
With the moon your visage does rise
Like the Phoenix setting fire to the skies
In the day hard at work no time to think
Knee deep in the blood sweat and stink
With the crack of the lash swift and true
All hope dies of returning to you
But on the last watch my hope is reborn
Though in the day like my back it is torn
The night sky will mend it every time
In the darkness you envelope my mind
I will do what I can to stay alive
With your memory I know I will survive
Never again to sea when I’m home
Oh my darling my lover my own
On the last watch far out on the sea
The days work but a bad memory
My mind wanders to you and to home
Oh my darling my lover my own
All alone on the watch wheel in hand
My tear-filled eyes search for land
Thoughts of you pierce my heart like a knife
Chorus:
The song of a ship begins with the rhythm of the
hammer,
And it grows with the work of all the men who build
her.
She finds her voice and sings in every line and every
sail
A harmony with wind and sea, a duet with the gale.
First you find the trees whose curves are just right
Fell them to make timber, and use all your might
Haul the timber to the river, fit it to the mold
Get every piece just right, it'll be a sight to behold
Now we lay the keel, it's the first thing to get done,
Scarf the stem and fix the stern mortise and tenon
Heave your backs, my lads, and set the square frames
For the next job that we've got the transom stern to
stage.
Chorus
Man the saw and line the planks, short straw gets the
Dub that oak frame with the adze so every strake will
Now mind the augers, boys, and drill those holes true
Twenty thousand trunnels to hit and the day's almost
through
Now build those stanchions up and plank her decks with
pine
Sailors'll work the Weather deck, in the Lower they'll
live just fine
You caulkers drive that oakum in and pay out all those
seams
And we'll get her hull all coppered up so she sails
like a dream
Chorus
Build the rudder from the timber and fix it with iron
pins
Then ship it on the sternpost, watch the tiller don't
crack your shins
It's been most of a year's work and the wheel is
finally set
That's the last we have on the hull, but we're not
finished yet
With three masts and square-rigged sails she'll be a
proper ship
The first thing that we'll set on her will be jib and
bowsprit
Then we'll fit the foremast with the main and
mizzenmast behind
Now you riggers come aboard and get her fixed with all
her lines
Chorus
Standing rigging will hold the masts, these are the
shrouds and stays
Rove off the running rigging for working all her sails
This spider's web of hemp run through blocks each
sailor must learn
From the headsail at the bow to the gaff-rigged spanker
'stern
They'll write songs my lads, about the sailors on that
ship,
They'll sing of the adventures or the dangers of their
trip.
And as those songs are sung, we'll not hear a single
note
As our backs are bent and hammers ring while we build
another boat.
I've walked the halls of monarchs, and I have seen
their tombs
I've delved into mines of salt, and stood in their
carven rooms,
I've wandered the streets of cities whose language I
did not know,
I've seen medieval cathedrals, and my friends in
falling snow.
Flying over the ocean, hanging over the sea
Ten years before could I have dreamed this would be me?
For a decade I'd been singing of adventure far and wide
Now the song I sing tells of adventure that was mine
And I have seen the seat of a past tyranny's might,
I have felt it's echoes though it's been years since
it's flight,
I've seen a club whose garish walls contrast with gray
concrete,
And I shared a table with a woman I didn't care to
meet.
[CHORUS]
I have walked a city square with streets cobbled and
wide,
And I have seen a young gypsy boy be harshly denied,
I've eaten salted fish and signed a wall to appease,
And I can finally say I've tried a Royale with Cheese.
[CHORUS]
I've gone without sleep so that I could see it all
I've gone from crowded pubs to ancient city walls
I've sung my songs from a stage in this foreign land,
And heard them sung back in words I didn't understand
[CHORUS]
The boat rides south of Ailsa Craig in the waning of
the light
There's thirty men in Lendalfit to make our burden
light
And there's thirty horse in Hazleholm with the halters
on their heads
All set this night up on your life if wind and water
speed
Smugglers drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest
night is the smugglers life
Away we ran from the excise man
It's a smugglers life for me
It's a smugglers life for me
Oh lass you have a cozy bed, and cattle you have ten
Can you not live a lawful life and live with lawful
men?
But must I use old homely goods while there's foreign
gear so fine?
Must I drink at the waterside and France so full of
wine
Smugglers drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest
night is the smugglers
time
Away we ran from the excise man
It's a smugglers life for me
It's a smugglers life for me
Though well I like to see you Kate, with a baby on your
knee
My heart is now with gallant crew that plough through
the angry sea
The hitter gale, the tightest sail, and the sheltered
bay or goal
It's the wayward life, it's the smugglers strife, it's
the joy of the smugglers
soul
Smugglers drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest
night is the smugglers
time
Away we ran from the excise man
It's a smugglers life for me
It's a smugglers life for me
And when at last the dawn comes up and the cargo safely
stored
Like sinless saints to church we'll go. God's mercy to
afford
And It's champagne fine for communion wine and the
parson drinks it too
With a sly wink prays "forgive these men, for they know
not what they do"
Smugglers, drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest
night is the smugglers
time
Away we ran from the excise man
It's a smugglers life for me
It's a smugglers life for me
It's a smugglers life for me
In the Black Ball Line I serv'd my time
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
In the Black Ball Line I serv'd my time
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
The Black Ball ships are good and true,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
They are the ships for me and you.
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
For once there was a Black Ball ship,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
That fourteen knots an hour could slip,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
Her yards were square, her gear all new,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
She had a good and gallant crew,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
One day whilst sailing on the sea,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
They saw a vessel on their lee,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
They knew it was a pirate craft,
All armed with guns before and aft,
She fired a shot across their bow,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
Which was not kind you must allow,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
They did not fear as you may think
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
But made the pirates water drink,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
They gave that vessel their sharp stem,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
And cut her through; more praise to them,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
They seized the pirates' wicked mate,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
He was so bad they broke his pate,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
The skipper and his wicked crew,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
They sunk beneath the waters blue,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
It was a plucky thing to do
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
To cut the Pirate vessel through,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
Then drink success to the Black Ball Line,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
Their ships are good, their men are fine.
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
In the Black Ball Line I served my time,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!
In the Black Ball Line I served my time,
Drink up the cider George, pass me round the jug
Drink up the cider George, thy garden's well nigh dug
There's dung all o'er thy taters and half up thy gaters
And there's still more cider in the jug
Chorus:
Drink up the cider, drink up the cider
For tonight we'll merry be
We'll knock the milk maids over and roll them in the
clover
The corn's half cut and so are we
Drink up the cider George, please by goin' far
Drink up the cider George, he's gettin' quite a star
His cheeks are gettin' redder, from charter house to
cheddar
And there's still more cider in the jar
Chorus
Drink up the cider George; get up off the mat
Drink up the cider George, put on thy great big hat
We're goin' to Ballyverny (sic) to see me cousin Ernie
And there's still more cider in the bath
Chorus
Drink up the cider George, get up off me chest
Drink up the cider George it's time you had a rest
There's nothing like more cider to make your smile grow
wider
And there's still more cider in the West
Chorus
Ships may come and ships may go
As long as the sea does roll.
Each sailor lad just like his dad,
He loves the flowing bowl.
A trip ashore he does adore
With a girl that's plump and round.
Chorus:
When your money's all gone
It's the same old song,
"Get up Jack! John, sit down!"
Come along, come along,
You jolly brave boys,
There's lots of grog in the jar.
We'll plough the briny ocean
With the jolly roving tar.
When Jack gets in, it's then he'll steer
For some old boarding house.
They'll welcome him with run and gin,
They'll feed him on pork scouse.
He'll lend and spend and not offend
Till he lies drunk on the ground
Chorus
He then will sail aboard some ship
For India or Japan
In Asia there, the ladies fair
All love the sailor man.
He'll go ashore and on a tear
He'll buy some girl a gown.
Chorus
When Jack gets old and weatherbeat,
Too old to roam about,
In some rum shop, they'll let him stop
Till eight bells calls him out.
He'll raise his eyes up to the skies,
Sayin' "Boys, we're homeward bound."
Chorus
Come along, come along,
You jolly brave boys,
There's lots of grog in the jar.
We'll plough the briny ocean
Of a' the trades that Ido ken, the beggin is the best For
when a beggar's weary he can aye sit doon and rest
Chorus:
Tae the beggin' I will go will go,
tae the beggin' I will go.
It's I'll gyang tae the cobbler, An' gar him sort my
shoon;
An inch thick tae the boddam, An' clooted weel abune.
(Chorus)
An' I will tae the tailor, Wi' a wab o' hodden gray,
An' gar him mak' a cloak for me, Will hap me nicht and
day.
Lift your glasses high, me friends, and join us in our
song
We will toast to all we know, so sing, yes, sing along
We will drink to those we miss and those we don't as
well
For toasting here is the excuse for us to drink like
hell!
We'll sing for all those who have gone, that we'll miss
every day
We'll sing to those that made us glad they finally went
away
To the former we will drink to all that might have been
To the latter we'll drink more in case they come back
again
[CHORUS]
We'll sing for the ladies whose beauty went to our
heads
And we'll sing for the ladies who went slyly to our
beds
We'll drink to the ladies, the shy ones and the bold
For both were much more wild in the stories that we
told
[CHORUS]
And this verse is for the man we know as Charley Mopps
Who had the brilliant idea of brewing up some hops
Then he threw some barley and some malt into that brew
It may not be as fine as wine, but it will surely do
[CHORUS]
Raise a glass unto our friends, our friends both near
and far
Who've seen us laugh and seen us cry and never left the
To friends who'll let you flounder but never let you
sink
Friends who'll always be there if you're paying for the
drinks
[CHORUS]
Here is one just for our wives so lovely and so sweet
Who, when we return won't throw us out into the street
It's true that they will scream and nag and sometimes
even curse
Even so, we all still know alone would be far worse
[CHORUS]
This one is our final toast, and it's to all of you
For we know you'll love the show if you've been
drinking too!
So raise your glasses up dear friends, bottoms to the
The jokes will all get funnier if you give it a try
[CHORUS]
Tell Whiplash Charlie Wills,
Jack’s got a case of his favorite swill.
Go and tell ole’ One-Eyed Pete,
Grab his crew, it’s time to meet.
Send out the pirate call,
That it’s time for a drunken brawl.
We’ll meet down by the docks,
‘Round about 9 o’clock.
Chorus:
Black Jack Slim’s Cutthroat Inn,
Is the dirtiest place I’ve ever been.
He serves up liquor, grog and wine,
A guarantee of a dirty ‘ol time!
Those seven deadly sins are wicked for sure,
Jacks’ got those, plus 11 more!
Swagger on down to the Cutthroat Inn,
And have a round with Black Jack Slim!
Tell Annie and Calico Jack,
That there’s gambling in the back.
Tell Morgan when he hits the shore,
There’ll be rum and girls galore.
Tonight no one will get their sleep,
When we’re on our midnight creep.
Gonna smash out all the windows,
Gonna kick down all the doors.
Chorus
Tell Kidd that old sea dog,
We got 100 gallons of grog.
Tell Teach the Devil’s Son,
We got a powder keg just for fun.
He’ll break out his Blackport Rye,
It burns like hell, but it gets you high!
If you gotta run, sail, walk, or crawl,
Get to Jack’s Pirate free-for-all!
Chorus
When the Inn’s full, Jack will jump on out,
Hop on the bar, and then he’ll shout:
“It’s to Hell we go, for all our sins,
So get in line behind Old Slim!”
Then he’ll open up all the taps,
Haul all the booze in from the back.
We’ll drink and fight ‘till midnight,
We’ll rant and roar ‘till daylight.
Let me tell you ‘bout Misty Brown
Hey ho, heave her around!
She was a whore of high renown
Way hey heave her around boys
Man your line boys and heave her around!
She was fat and she weren't pretty
[CHORUS 1]
She'd do it all for less than fitty
[CHORUS 2]
In Portsmouth town she staked her claim
[CHORUS 1]
Sailors a smilin' was her game
[CHORUS 2]
In blew Jack with the Seven Year Itch
[CHORUS 1]
He's looking for Misty says, “Where's that…'
[CHORUS 2]
Jack found Misty down at the pier
[CHORUS 1]
He threw her a thousand with a leer
[CHORUS 2]
Now Jack's dead at Misty's place
[CHORUS 1]
Least he died with a smile on his face
[CHORUS 2]
Now that's the story of Misty Brown
[CHORUS 1]
She was a whore of high renown
[CHORUS 2]
I remember the night that he came in
From the wintery cold and damp
A giant of a man in an oilskin coat
And a bundle that told he was a tramp
He stood at the bar and he called for a pint
And turned and gazed at the fire
On a night like this to be safe and dry, is my hearts
only desire
So here's to those that are dead and gone
The friends that I love dear
And here's to you, and I'll bid you adieu
Since Donegal Danny's been here me boys,
Donegal Danny's been here
Then in a voice that was hushed and low, said listen
I'll tell you a tale
How a man of the sea became a man of the roads
And never more will set sail
I've fished out of Howth and Killybegs, Ardglass and
Baltimore
But the cruel sea has beaten me and I'll end my days on
the shore
Chorus
One fateful night in the wind and the rain
We set sail from Killybegs town,
There were five of us from sweet Donegal
And one from County Down,
We were fishermen who worked the sea
And never counted the cost
But I never thought 'ere that night was done
That my fine friends would all be lost
Chorus
Then the storm it broke and drove the boat
To the rocks about Ten miles from shore,
As we fought the tide we hoped inside to see our homes
once more
Than we struck a rock and holed the bow
And all of us knew that she'd go down
So we jumped right into the icy sea
And prayed to God we wouldn't drown
But the raging sea was rising still, as we struck out
for the land
And she fought with all her cruelty, to claim that
gallant band
By St John's point in the early dawn
I dragged myself on the shore
And I cursed the sea for what she'd done
And vowed to sail her never more
Chorus
Ever since that night, I've been on the road
Travelling and trying to forget
That awful night I lost all my friends, I see their
faces yet
And often at night when the sea is high
And the the rain is tearing at me skin
I hear the cries of drowning men floating on the wind
It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine,
Run come see, run come see,
I remember that day very well
It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine
Run come see, Jerusalem.
That day they were talkin' 'bout a storm on the islands
Run come see, run come see,
My God, it was a beautiful mornin'
Run come see, Jerusalem.
That day there were three ships leavin' out the harbor
Run come see, run come see,
It was the Ethel, the Myrtle and the Pretoria,
Run come see, Jerusalem.
These ships were bound for a neighboring island
Run come see, run come see,
With mothers and children on board
Run come see, Jerusalem.
Now when the Pretoria was out on the ocean,
Run come see, run come see,
Rocking from side to side
Yes, the Pretoria was out on the ocean,
Run come see, Jerusalem.
My God, when the first wave hit the Pretoria
Run come see, run come see,
The mothers grabbin hold unto the children
When the first wave hit the Pretoria
Run come see, Jerusalem.
My God, there were thirty-three souls in the water
Run come see, run come see,
They were swimming and praying to the good Lord
There were thirty-three souls in the water
Run come see, Jerusalem.
My God, now George Brown he was the captain
Run come see, run come see,
He shouted my children now come pray
He said, "Come now, witness your judgment"
Run come see, Jerusalem.
It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine,
Run come see, run come see,
I remember that day very well
It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine
Sixty set out from Cambridge all good men and true
On a gunship bound for glory with a young and wild crew
We'd charge in, make our stand, and we'd see victory
But when we'd won our first battle there were only
fifty-three.
More died from infection despite the surgeon's tricks
That brought our bold and fearless crew down to forty-
We then sailed away thinking we had seen the worst
But we steered her back around when we heard a cannon's
burst.
Second fight that day and our luck was fading fast
Though we stayed afloat we'd lost most of our main mast
We were now adrift and very glad to be alive
Though I must admit our crew was now down to thirty-
five.
Most of the food was ruined from the salt sea down
below
But we didn't fear ‘til the water started running low
With our bold and hardy crew just a fortnight out to
The cruel sea had taken twelve and we were twenty-
three.
Four more days had passed when we caught site of a gale
We were sucking rain from the rags that used to be our
sail
Another week adrift was the worst sight ever seen
Our beleaguered crew was now down to just seventeen.
The first mate started screaming and set the deck
alight
We tried to restrain him but he had a madman's fight
When we stopped him he'd just hum “It'll all be fine'
But by then our battered crew was no more than nine.
From nine we went to seven, from seven down to three
The cabin boy, the carpenter and the boson, that was me
We all sat there on the deck, though none of us could
speak
We should be keeping watch but we were all too weak
The cabin boy was curled up in a corner all alone
The carpenter was muttering and gnawing on a bone
I just kept on laughing, cause I knew I'd lost my grip
As we were taken one by one to the rescue ship
Never go to sea, me boys, never leave the land
For once you're out to sea it doesn't matter what you
planned
Your life lies in the mercy of the sea heartless and
cruel
So you'll stay ashore unless you truly are a fool.
Though three survived that awful trip I'm the last one
of my crew
The others locked in their own minds, their voyage
never through
So listen to me lads before you take your hellish trip
The captain he decided we’d all go ‘round the horn
In that fateful moment a hatred it was born.
The trip was truly awful with the sleet and hail and
wind
And by the time we turned back we’d lost 14 men
With that act the captain had lit a deadly spark
That would sit and smolder waiting in the dark
Before you lay your judgment please hear our story
through
And you’ll see there was just one thing we could do
Mutiny! ...Mutiny!
The futile try it added almost four weeks to our trip
And when we hit the islands we just wanted off that
ship.
Exotic natives greeted us, girls beckoned from the
beach
Our captain he decided a cruel lesson he would teach.
The captain said “now look here lads, your attitude’s
quite poor
And for your bitter discontent you’ll not step foot on
the shore.”
So aboard our ship we sat as the forbidden plot took
shape
We knew when that word was spoke that there’d be no
escape from…
Mutiny! ...Mutiny!
We all knew the risks when we lit that fuse
But from where we stood we had nothing left to lose
The crew had reached their limit, the captain crossed
the line.
And the crew all stared that icy stare, ‘cause we knew
it was time for
Mutiny! ... Mutiny!
Three long hellish weeks we waited, anchored in the bay
And cursed the captain’s officers as they went ashore
each day.
And when the captain finally said “It’s time the sails
were set.”
Off we sailed dreaming of girls we never met.
“Now we’ll make a second run to the horn” the captain
said
But we knew that we would choose a different path
instead
All that day we waited till the sun was setting low
And in the blood-red darkness were whispers down below
Mutiny! ...Mutiny!
The officers were the first to go, they went down one
by one
As we approached the captain’s door, we were nearly
done
The crew took all his weapons, but we gave him time to
dress
When he was done, we bound him and threw him with the
rest.
Those that chose to join us we let stay on through the
trip
The rest got tack and old salt beef and booted off the
ship
They wanted the Horn so desperately, so we left them to
the sea
And sailed back to that island to take a sailor’s ease
from
Mutiny! ...Mutiny!
We all knew the risks when we lit that fuse
But from where we stood we had nothing left to lose
The crew had reached their limit, the captain crossed
the line.
And the crew all stared that icy stare, ‘cause we knew
it was time for
Mutiny! ... Mutiny!
Now we stand before you knowing of our chosen fate
And now you know the cruelty of the story we relate
Goin’ round the horn again we knew there was no hope
So we chose a little pleasure and our end here from a
A[D] long time ago, way [A] back in histo- [D] ry,
When all there was to drink was [G] nothin' but cups of
[A] tea,
A- [D] long came a man by the [G] name of Charlie [D]
Mopps,
And he invented the wonderful drink, and he [A] made it
out of [D] hops.
Chorus:
Hey! He must have been an admiral, a [A] sultan or a
[D] king,
And to his praises [G] we shall always [A] sing;
[D] Look at what he's done for us, he's [G] filled us
up with [D] cheer,
Lord, bless Charlie Mopps, the [A] man who invented...
Beer, beer, beer, [A] tiddley [D] beer, beer, beer...
The Dury's pub and the Stag the Wexford Inn as well
One thing you can be sure of, it's [G] Charlie's beer
they [A] sell;
So [D] all you lads and lasses, at [G] eleven o'clock
you [D] stop,
For five short seconds, [A] remember Charlie [D] Mopps!
One... two... three... four... five...
Chorus:
Hey! He must have been an admiral, a [A] sultan or a
[D] king,
And to his praises [G] we shall always [A] sing;
[D] Look at what he's done for us, he's [G] filled us
up with [D] cheer,
Lord, bless Charlie Mopps, the [A] man who invented...
Beer, beer, beer, [A] tiddley [D] beer, beer, beer...
A bushel of malt, a barrel of hops, [A] stir it around
with a [D] stick,
The type of lubrication to [G] make your engine [A]
tick;
[D] Forty pints of wallop a day will [G] keep away the
[D] quacks,
It's only eight pence halpenny a pint, and [A] one and
six in [D] tax.
One... two... three... four... five...
Chorus:
Hey! He must have been an admiral, a [A] sultan or a
[D] king,
And to his praises [G] we shall always [A] sing;
[D] Look at what he's done for us, he's [G] filled us
up with [D] cheer,
Lord, bless Charlie Mopps, the [A] man who invented...
I wanna be batman cuz everybody really ain't shit to me
My super hero picture me if I was, batman
Studios and shows
Utility belt with a compartment for the free rolls
Smokin' bat bud off in the bad cave
Jamie Madrox, (hidden message)
Gotham don't look shit like detroit
But I think these muthafuckas get the point
Listen, word on the street
About the arckon break
Scarecrow, poison ivy, catwomen, two face
All trying to kill me before the nightfall
But I got a bat suprise for each one of all
Scarecrow tryna front with me when I'm up in lakeside
Flash the batta-rang watch the bitch nigga die
Hold up
I don't know what the fuck you talkin' about
You ain't batman, fuck you
I'm batman
I don't know who he was
I met this muthafucka in the flea market
He was sellin' 8 by 10 glossies with his autograph on it
I got the gloves
I got the belt
I got the boots
What?
Lemme walk in the closet for sec
Help! Help!
I hadda bad day
Help! Help!
You wanna see my dick bitch?
Chorus
Well it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
It's all for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin with the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander
Where are me boots, me noggin', noggin' boots?
They're all gone for beer and tobacco
For the heels they are worn out and the toes are kicked
about
And the soles are looking out for better weather
Chorus
Where is me shirt, my noggin', noggin' shirt?
It's all gone for beer and tobacco
For the collar is all worn, and the sleeves they are
all torn
And the tail is looking out for better weather
Chorus
I'm sick in the head and I haven't been to bed
Since first I came ashore with me slumber
For I spent all me dough on the lassies movin' slow
Far across the Western Ocean I must wander
--------------------------
Additional verses:
Where is me bed, me noggin' noggin bed
It's all gone for beer and tobacco
Well I lent it to a whore and now the sheets are all
tore
And the springs are looking out for better whether.
Where is me wench, me noggin' noggin' wench
She's all gone for beer and tobacco
Well her (clap) is all worn out and her (clap) is
knocked about
And her (clap) is looking out for better whether.
Alternate chorus:
Well it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
It's all for me beer and tobacco
I spent all me loot in a house of ill repute
The captain says we’re underway
Heave her up and haul away
Underway for Botany Bay
We’re bound for Australia…
That is where we’ll live and die
Heave her up and haul away
No reason to question why
We’re bound for Australia…
Not one of us is coming back
Heave her up and haul away
All we’ll need is in our pack
We’re bound for Australia…
With the law now we all fought
Heave her up and haul away
But our true crime was getting caught
We’re bound for Australia…
To the colonies we all must go
Heave her up and haul away
Where the sun don’t stop and the wind don’t blow
We’re bound for Australia…
There’s two ways out that’s bad and worse
Heave her up and haul away
Either through the swamp or you go feet first
We’re bound for Australia…
If the snakes don’t get you the sun sure will
Heave her up and haul away
But the liquors cheap and you can drink your fill
We’re bound for Australia…
I heard tell from one who knows
Heave her up and haul away
That the girls there they don’t wear no clothes
We’re bound for Australia…
We can’t go back so on we sail
Heave her up and haul away
It’s a wild adventure or an English jail
We’re bound for Australia…
We’re underway for Botany Bay
Heave her up and haul away
Botany Bay that’s what they say
We’re bound for Australia…
So heave her up and haul away
Hidng in the jungle in the dregs of night
Steel blades glinting in the pre-dawn light
Citizens are lying, innocent in bed
With all the garrison guards lying dead
The signal's given, that all is clear
Our ships come round, full of bold buccaneers
We fire a volley, through the heart of town
We'll own Panama before the sun goes down
When word went up, we answered the call
Heartless bastards, one and all
There is no safe place in the lands of Spain
We'll take the ships and we all love pain
We are the ones they fear the most
The brotherhood, brotherhood, brotherhood, of the coast
Flintlocks loaded, daggers in our teeth
Blood glistens bright red on the dirty streets
To fire and death, the whole town awoke
Ears ringing from the blast, eyes burned with smoke
We stormed in the town, like guards on wrath
And rounded up those people for a fine bloodbath
Then in the church, we locked one and all
And turned to the town to make up the haul
When word went up, we answered the call
Heartless bastards, one and all
There is no safe place in the lands of Spain
We'll take the ships and we all love pain
We are the ones they fear the most
The brotherhood, brotherhood, brotherhood, of the coast
We sacked that town for thirty-six days
When the brotherhood visits, everyone pays
We took all their gold, and their jewels and their cash
And tortured the locals for their personal stash
As we left that town, 'twas a beautiful sight
Hundreds of dead with barely a fight
To make sure the Spanish remembered our name
We lit up that church and laughed as it burned
When word went up, we answered the call
Heartless bastards, one and all
There is no safe place in the lands of Spain
We'll take the ships and we all love pain
We are the ones they fear the most
The brotherhood, brotherhood, brotherhood, of the coast
As we left the harbour and sailed for the blue
A great southbound galleon came into our view
That old Spanish flag made our pirate blood boil
And we made sure they never would reach Spanish soil
Their treasure was tempting, but we didn't try
We just fired our guns and laughed as they died
Our thirty-two ships, they could bury no more
We buggered those Spaniards on sea and on shore
When word went up, we answered the call
Heartless bastards, one and all
There is no safe place in the lands of Spain
We'll take the ships and we all love pain
We are the ones they fear the most
I served on the Charles a fair privateer but our pay it
was weeks overdue
The crew’s morale was low and the captain was drunk and
sadly this was nothing new
So while he slept we cut line and sailed out they
called it a polite mutiny.
When he awoke we put him in a boat and began our life
of piracy.
With a crew of one fifty and forty six guns we sailed
to the Arabian Sea.
We found four pirate ships and enlisted their aid and
each of their captains agreed
This was a route used by pilgrims and merchants when
their spices and silks were all sold
If our timing was right their ships would be slow
weighed down by all the silver and gold
Chorus:
My wicked wicked ways
And those wicked wicked days
When the blood and the gold poured down like the rain
And that wicked wicked sea
And my most wicked company
When they screamed for my head in England France and
Spain
Our crews they all roared as they saw a great ship and
readied as our prize drew near
With 400 rifles and forty big guns the ship felt it had
nothing to fear
With our second shot the main mast was lost, they knew
they had no way to run
Firing their rifles the crew swarmed the deck while
quickly reloading the guns
A cannon exploded and bodies were thrown the deck
covered in carnage and fire
We pulled along side and readied to board her treasure
now our one desire
Standing on deck thirty slave girls were armed and
dressed up to look like the crew
While down in the hold their brave captain wept for he
knew that his time it was through
Chorus
We fought our way down till we got to a hatch that led
to the frigate’s main hold
We all stared in wonder at what we had found a sight
just too great to behold
There were chests overflowing with jewelry and gems and
that is just where it began
More than 1 million pounds worth of silver and gold
enough to make kings of each man
The crew then embarked on an orgy of rape and plunder
that lasted five days
We tortured their crew men until we had found where
each secret hiding place lay
And in a cabin with walls lined in gold I found there
my favorite prize
The emperor’s daughter who stared back at me with
smoldering charcoal for eyes
Chorus
We loaded our ships with all they could hold and left
them not even a scrap
And headed then to the nearest port our hope to outrun
any traps
One half ton of ivory and the ship that I loved bribed
us our way onto shore
We split up the treasure and went our own ways and with
pirates I sailed nevermore
I built me a palace and lived like a king, paid for
with ill-gotten gold
The emperor’s daughter and my secret I kept, while I
comfortably grew old
My life as a pirate was short that is true but my
exploits were all known quite well
For all those of you who say that crime doesn’t pay
Captain Avery…that’s me…says like hell.
A hundered years on the eastern shore
Oh yes, oh
A hundered years on the eastern shore
A hundered years ago
I went to sail across the sea
Oh yes, oh
My love said she'd be true to me
A hundered years ago
I promised her a golden ring
Oh yes, oh
She promised me that little thing
A hundered years ago
Oh Bully John from Bolton Moor
Oh yes, oh
I knew him well that son of a whore
A hundered years ago
Oh Bully John I knew him well
Oh yes, oh
But now he's dead and gone to hell
A hundered years ago
I thought i heard the skipper say
Oh yes, oh
Just one more pull and then belay
Was you never down the Congo River?
Blow, boys, blow.
Black fever makes the white man shiver.
Blow, me bully boys, blow.
A Irish ship came down the River.
Blow, boys, blow.
Her masts and yards, they shone like silver
Blow, me bully boys, blow.
Oh! Blow me boys and blow for ever!
Blow, boys, blow.
Hey! Blow me down that Congo River!
Blow, me bully boys, blow.
And Yonder comes the Arrow packet.
Blow, boys, blow.
She fires her guns. Can’t you hear the racket?
Blow, me bully boys, blow.
Who do you think is the skipper of her?
Blow, boys, blow.
Ol’ Bully Hayes the sailor robber.
Blow, me bully boys, blow.
Oh! Blow me boys and blow for ever!
Blow, boys, blow.
Hey! Blow me down that Congo River!
Blow, me bully boys, blow.
Oh, what do you think she had for cargo?
Blow, boys, blow.
Why, black sheep daa had run the embargo.
Blow, me bully boys, blow.
And what do you think they had for dinner?
Blow, boys, blow.
Why a frenchman's heart and a scotsman's liver.
Blow, me bully boys, blow.
Oh! Blow me boys and blow for ever!
Blow, boys, blow.
Hey! Blow me down that Congo River!
Blow, me bully boys, blow.
Oh! Blow me boys and blow for ever!
Blow, boys, blow.
Hey! Blow me down that Congo River!
Sign aboard now if you’ve got the heart
But know what you’re in for before we start
We’re going for breadfruit and tropical spice
But how we get there should make you think twice
You’ll know the terrors you hoped were just tales
Going round the Horn
You’ll live on rancid meat and bread that’s gone stale
Going round the Horn/Going round the Horn
When we arrive you will be shocked to see
Lovely young native girls and they are free
The men they are friendly, the weather is warm
To get there the captain’s going South round the Horn.
The wind is so fierce it could sure shred the sail
Going round the Horn
The true hellish home of Ahab’s white whale
Going round the Horn/Going round the Horn
You’ll spend your days lounging under a palm
Watching the sea and the sea’s always calm
But before that you will curse being born
‘Cause to get there we’re all going south round the
Horn.
You’re head will bleed from the barrage of hail
Going round the Horn.
That frozen wasteland is worse than a jail
Going round the Horn/Going round the Horn
The beach, the food, and the girls are so nice
There’s a reason they all call it Cook’s Paradise
So sign up now for the islands we’re sworn
If we survive going south round the Horn
You’ll meet the mother of all living Gales
Going round the horn
So cold it will freeze your hand to the rail
Going round the Horn/Going round the Horn
They’ll give us tattoos to help celebrate
With Rum and with Grog we will all toast our fate
So sign up boys, but still I must warn
Dangers abound going south round the horn.
The jagged i-ice the mists they do veil
Going Round the horn
But if you’ve got the heart we cannot fail
Going round the Horn/Going round the Horn
There were thirty pirate ships a-sailing on that sea
Bloodthirsty cruel and heartless all in good company.
We were on the point just scouting out the path
Looking for fresh victims, escape the Navy's wrath
The ship's name was Redemption, the captain Marcus
Flynn
We were the finest cabin boys that there had ever been.
The ship was at the ready, the mast was strong and tall
With Flynn's eye on the horizon we waited for the call
Chorus:
Up boys up boys go on up aloft
Climb boys climb boys climb the riggin' high.
Up boys up boys go on up aloft
Tell me boys tell me boys tell me what you spy
With our pirate armada we rolled down the Spanish Main
The crews all got their riches and the captain got his
fame
None could stand against us at least not very long
Flynn called us his secret weapon and he was never
wrong
We would sail along just waiting for a target to be
found
Ready to spring to action the moment we heard the sound
One would watch the target while the other flagged the
rest
And no other sound brought more of a swell to our
chests
Chorus
We ate at the captain's table and drank the captain's
wine
He'd ask how he was doing and we would say just fine.
We were all just cabin boys still finding our way
'round
But Flynn he put his trust in us and we never let him
down
While the rest were working on what needed to be done
There were always at least two of us just waiting for
our run
We'd all watch the Captain for his customary grin
And we'd be at the ready when those orders came from
Flynn.
Chorus
When they tell the stories of this infamous trip
They all hail the captain for his prowess with the ship
And we were all just cabin boys nothing much to boast
But Flynn he gave us credit with each and every toast.
Now I am the captain a ship of my very own
I remember my old Captain and the kindness I was shown
Late at night when all is still except a haunting wind
My heart will race as I can hear Flynn's orders once
again
As we was sailing all on the salt sea,
We hadn't been gone months but two or three,
Not before we saw ten sail, ten sail of Turk,
All men-o'-war full as big as we.
"Haul down your colours, you English dogs!
Haul down your colours, do not refuse.
Oh, haul down your colours, you English dogs
Or else your precious life you'll lose!"
Our captain being a valiant man,
And a well-bespoken young man were he:
"Oh, it never shall be said that we died like dogs,
But we shall fight them most manfully!"
"Go up, you lofty cabin boys,
And mount the mainmast topsail high,
For to spread the news to King George's fleet
That we'll run the risk or else we'll die!"
The fight begun 'bout six in the morning,
And on to the setting of the sun.
Oh, and at the rising of the next dawn,
Out of ten ships we couldn't see but one.
Oh, three we sank and three we burned,
And three we caused to run away,
And one we towed into Portsmouth harbour,
For to let them know we had won the day.
If anyone then should enquire
as our gallent captain's name,
Oh, Captain Wellfounder's our chief commander
Chorus:
That liverpool ship, that wonderful ship
Now that's the ship for me
She's called the queen fairy and she's quite a sight to see
The ship's all manned by women, not a single bloke in sight
Except for me, the cabin boy, who tucks them in at night
Now on that ship, our bosun's name was Foghorn Fenny Firl
Around the world you'll not find such a playful, willing girl
But every time we go below she lets forth such a howl
The captain she'd yell "thar she blows", there's whales off the bow
Chorus
The gunner's name was Charlotte paine and she was full of spite
She kept a loaded blunderbuss in bed with her at night
And so she caught me as I climbed into her tiny bed
"My gun's cock" she grinned and said "but i'll cack yours instead!"
Chorus
Sunlight Sally, our first mate, a natural blonde is she
She suns in the nude upon the deck for all the crew to see
I rub her skin with slippery oils from feet up to her neck
When we make love I slip right off, and slide across the deck. Woo!
Chorus
And there's our cook, and i might add, a truly filling dish
She goes with wine, she goes with ale, she goes with fowl or fish
When i'm hungry for a bite I slip right down below
And have myself a little bite of lushcious Lucy blow
Chorus
Our captain, young Carleene McBust, now she was best of all
She had two certain features just as large as cannon balls
Like two moons they're big and round and alabaster white
And like all heavenly bodies, they're sure to come out tonight, Yes
It was just another day of drink in this salty, sea-
side bar
The rafters creaked like broken masts that had seen
their final gale
Old sailors at their drinks hung like torn rigging from
the spar
Where once saltwater ran their veins, now there's
naught but rum and ale.
And in a darkened corner lit by oily candle light
The Young Man sat with the Last Pirate around their
mugs of swill
The Pirate smiled his toothless grin, a drunken haggard
sight
“You don't want to be a pirate, lad, your soul can't
pay the bill.'
“You'll wash the decks with your blood, me boy, Davey
Jones will know your name
You'll freeze, you'll starve, you'll burn with thirst,
you'll have no home or love
Only fight and flight will be your life, it's a
pointless, dirty game
If the gold you seek don't drag you down, you'll hang
from up above.
Pressed into service by the Crown, ‘neath the lash I
earned my wage
We tasted the Captain's cruelty, his life I vowed to
claim
I slipped my dagger ‘tween his ribs and the crew
unleashed their rage
I raised the flag, black as night, and all men feared
my name.
[CHORUS]
I slaughtered my way across the seas, I laughed in the
face of God
Innocent blood was the Devil's due, a bargain made for
greed.
And in the holds of our taken ships, I stood and stared
in awe,
As I cracked their keels in my hands, it was gold that
they would bleed.
[CHORUS]
I never knew the softened touch of a woman who wanted
Her eyes would never beckon, her voice would never
console
I'd roll into port and with my coin I'd silence any
plea
I took the women I wanted, and if they wouldn't sell, I
stole.'
[CHORUS]
The Pirate's smile widened as a gale knocked on the
door
As the wind blew in, the setting sun it gave a blood-
red tide
In the arms of the wind the Young Man stood and was
drawn across the floor
And down to the sea he danced, with adventure in his
mind
The wind swirled ‘round the room, and as it blew back
out to sea
The Old Man's eyes held the flame as the candle light
went dark
Now there's one to carry on His vile and hateful deeds
Old Scratch just laughed as he faded away, for another
bore his mark.
“You'll wash the decks with your blood, me boy, and I
will know your name
You'll freeze, you'll starve, you'll burn in Hell,
you'll have no home or love
Only fight and flight will be your life, it's a
pointless sinner's game
And I'll be there to tie the noose when you hang from
The ship may be old and the deck may be warped
But we know that the riggin’ is true
Heave her up me boys, ugh!, Heave ‘em all away!
She may not look like much from the shore
But she’s got one helluva crew
Heave away me boys haul away, we’ll soon be bound for
home!
We’ll set the sails and pray for wind
And hope the seas are clear
[CHORUS 1]
We’ll skip up the riggin’ and dance on the main
And none of the crew will show fear
[CHORUS 2]
So come now lads don’t be afraid
It’s time you left the land
[CHORUS 1]
You may leave your home no more than a boy
But it’s sure that you’ll come home a man
[CHORUS 2]
We’ll point her nose toward the southern sky
And head straight towards the horn
[CHORUS 1]
When we return we’ll have gold to spare
Just as sure as you’re born
[CHORUS 2]
We’ll fill her hold with spices and rum
And every man gets his share
[CHORUS 1]
She may be no more than a rickety ship
But at least her captain is fair
[CHORUS 2]
We’ll come home proud we’ll come home rich
We’ll be met by our girlfriends and wives
[CHORUS 1]
But we pray to God that the two never meet
Or we’re at sea for the rest of our lives
The monster blinked its eye, the killer moved his hand!
The Zombies can't be stopped, more vampires walk the
land!
You thought the job was over when first you fought the
fight,
But the movie grossed ten million bucks so Evil's back
tonight!
Chorus:
Horror Movie Hero 2! Who cares about the story?
It's got more blood, it's got more guts, it's five
times as gory!
The girls are all so easy and they're takin' off their
clothes
Til the Bad Guy goes to work and then the blood really
flows!
The dreams are back again, this time they're getting
worse,
Is it all just rotten luck, or some kind of awful
curse?
Havin' trouble stayin' awake, the pills don't do the
trick,
The bad guy's spoilin' the party, so we need the Hero
quick!
Chorus
Kids are campin' by the lake, something's watchin' from
the woods,
Getting dark outside, they should've left when they
could,
They're skinny-dippin', hookin' up, gettin' killed off
one by one,
Ya know we gotta call the Hero in to get the job done!
Chorus
Back at the o-ld cabin and the girlfriend's lookin'
fine,
Played that vintage reel-to-reel and the Evil comes
alive
You'll be goin' back in time, get that boomstick ready
to go
Try to remember these three words: Klaatu Barada. . .
(It definitely started with N!)
We left one morning from Bristol
To the Indies we'd set sail
Captain Thompson worried
Of many a pirate and a gale
The crew said “Dear Captain don't worry ‘bout us now
For we have calm seas and dolphins at the bow.'
“Don't worry ‘bout us now, don't worry ‘bout us now,'
The crew said “Dear Captain don't worry ‘bout us now.'
Captain Thompson stood on the foredeck
Pressed his spyglass to his eye
Looking to the horizon
When a pirate ship he spied
Then he wheeled and shouted, “She's bearing on us fast,
Man your guns me lads this will surely be our last!'
“She's bearing on us fast, she's bearing on us fast,'
Then he wheeled and shouted, “She's bearing on us
fast.'
It was then she came upon us
Bringing Hell with her that day
Captain Thompson he lay bleeding
These words to us he did say
“God damn you, you bastards, don't let them take my
ship,
For I feel the Devil's claw and my life about to slip.'
“Don't let them take my ship, don't let them take my
ship,
God damn you, you bastards, don't let them take my
ship.'
We fired a volley back at them
Our aim it did not stray
With that one hard volley
We'd surely won the day
We'd sent them down to Hell boys, down to Davey Jones
Down to the depths where the sharks will have their
bones
Down to Davey Jones, down to Davey Jones,
We'd sent them down to Hell boys, down to Davey Jones.
The Captain lay on the foredeck
His arms tied to his sides
Off the starboard went his body
His soul lost in the tide
The crew said “Dear Captain, don't worry ‘bout us now
For we have calm seas and dolphins at the bow.'
“Don't worry ‘bout us now, don't worry ‘bout us now,'
The crew said “Dear Captain, don't worry ‘bout us now.'
“Don't worry ‘bout us now, don't worry ‘bout us now,'
Chorus:
So heave her up me pirate boys
We'll heave 'em all away!
We'll spend all our booty in Barbados
Or down Tortuga way!
We'll spend all our money on wine and grog
And the women we find here ashore.
God knows that in just two weeks time
We'll have to go looking for more
For more!
We'll have to go looking for more
Chorus
They say the meek shall inherit the earth
The good book says that it's true.
We say that they can inherit the earth
When and if we are through
Are through!
When and if we are through.
Chorus
They say we are the scourge of the sea.
They don't know that we rule the world
For we own everything in sight
When the Jolly Roger's unfurled
Unfurled!
When the Jolly Roger's unfurled.
Chorus
So make sure that your blades are sharp
And the pistols and cannons are primed
For these are the tools of the trade
When you choose a life of Crime.
Of Crime!
When you choose a life of Crime.
Chorus
They say if they catch us that we'll all be hanged
Trying to play on our fear
But that doesn't' worry most of us at all
Cause we've been hung for years
And years!
Yes, we've been hung for years.
So heave her up me pirate boys
We'll heave 'em all away!
We'll spend all our booty in Barbados
Or down Tortuga way!
Away!
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd, God's laws I did forbid
And most wickedly I did as I sailed as I sailed
most wickedly I did as I sailed
I murdered William Moore as I sailed as I sailed
I murdered William Moore as I sailed
I murdered William Moore, and I left him in his gore
Thirty leagues away from shore as I sailed as I sailed
Thirty leagues away from shore as I sailed
And being crueler still as I sailed as I sailed
And being crueler still as I sailed
And being crueler still, the gunner I did kill
And his precious blood did spill as I sailed as I sailed
His precious blood did spill as I sailed
I was sick and nigh to death as I sailed as I sailed
I was sick and nigh to death as I sailed
I was sick and nigh to death and I vowed at every breath
To walk in wisdom's way as I sailed as I sailed
To walk in wisdom's way as I sailed
My repentance lasted not as I sailed as I sailed
My repentance lasted not as I sailed
My repentance lasted not my vow I soon forgot
Damnation is my lot as I sailed as I sailed
Damnation is my lot as I sailed
To execution dock I must go I must go
To execution dock I must go
Oh, to execution dock, lay my head upon the block
God's laws no more I'll mock as I sailed as I sailed
God's laws no more I'll mock as I sailed
My name was Captain Kidd as I sailed as I sailed
My name was Captain Kidd as I sailed
My name was Captain Kidd, God's laws I did forbid
And most wickedly I did as I sailed as I sailed
Oh a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any harm
Oh a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any harm
Oh a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any harm
And we’ll all hang on behind
And we’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
And we’ll all hang on behind
Oh a little mug of beer wouldn’t do us any harm
Oh a little mug of beer wouldn’t do us any harm
Oh a little mug of beer wouldn’t do us any harm
And we’ll all hang on behind
And we’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
And we’ll all hang on behind
Oh a little slug of gin wouldn’t do us any harm
Oh a little slug of gin wouldn’t do us any harm
Oh a little slug of gin wouldn’t do us any harm
And we’ll all hang on behind
And we’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
And we’ll all hang on behind
Well a night upon the shore wouldn’t do us any harm
Well a night upon the shore wouldn’t do us any harm
No a night upon a whore wouldn’t do me any harm!
And we’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
And we’ll all hang on behind
And a little drop of wine wouldn’t do us any harm
And a little drop of wine wouldn’t do us any harm
And a little drop of wine wouldn’t do us any harm
And we’ll all hang on behind
And we’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
And we’ll all hang on behind
Oh a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any harm
Oh a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any harm
Oh a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any harm
And we’ll all hang on behind
And we’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
And we’ll all hang on behind
And we’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
We’ll roll the old chariot along
Key: C guitar chords in [ ]
[Am]There's a corner in the meadow where the [Em]lads
and lasses meet
Oh they do here what they couldn't do [Am]in the open
street
They [Am]play all kinds of games there, but the [Em]one
I like the best
Is [Am]where every laddie rumples up the [Em]cuckoo's
[Am]nest.
Chorus:
It's high the cuckoo, low the cuckoo, high the cuckoo's
nest
It's high the cuckoo, low the cuckoo, high the cuckoo's
nest
I'll give any maid a shilling and a bottle of the best
Just to rumple up the feathers of her cuckoo's nest
I wooed her in the morning and I had her in the night
She was my very first one so I tried to do it right
I searched around and wandered and I never would have
guessed
If she hadn't showed me where to find her cuckoo's nest
Chorus
When she showed me where to find it I knew just where
to go
Through the underbrush and brambles where the little
cuckoos grow
From the moment that I found it, she would never let me
rest
From rumpling up the feathers of her cuckoo's nest.
Chorus
It was bushy, it was prickled, it was feathered all
around
It was tucked away so neatly and it wasn't easy found
She said young man you're blundering, but I knew it
wasn't true
For I left her with the makings of a young cuckoo
Zombies out of the earth, Vampires out of the night
Ghosts comin’ through walls, Killer slash with a knife
Séance candles go out, the Ouija Board’s a flake
There’s no Holy Water, the Exorcist is late…
WANTED: Horror Movie Hero, make Evil pay!
You gotta work nights and a few holidays
Weapons not provided, you start at the full moon,
Experience preferred, the sequel’s coming soon!
Killer’s in the house, and the light switch doesn’t
work
You found your friends all dead, the Slasher goes
berserk
If you passed the front door to get away upstairs
Then the Hero is the answer to all your prayers
[CHORUS]
Play with a puzzle box or meet a rabid dog
If you’re trapped in the closet or caught out in the
The Hero always knows that Horror Movie Law,
When the going gets tough, the tough get a chainsaw!
[CHORUS]
A hockey mask, a Shatner mask, head full of pins
Razor claws on a glove or a leathery grin
With Carpenter, Raimi, Craven and Barker too,
Our Hero’s sure got one helluva job to do!
[CHORUS]
Chorus:
We spent our youths upon a ship learning of the world
But when we were loosed upon the dock it was all about
the girls
We were just young pirate lads all straight and strong
and tall
But of all the pirates on the sea women loved me best
of all
(Chris)
When I was but a wee pirate lad the ladies loved me so
Cause on a sailing ship there's one thing you need to
know
As sounder it was my job to keep the ship off of the
reef
When the need arose it was only I that could go so deep
Chorus
(Kurt)
The ladies they all loved me so when I was in my prime
For I was in charge of the mooring ropes, it's where I
spent my time
The mooring rope was thick and long and hung below my
knees
And all the girls they sighed because I handled it with
ease
Chorus
(Mark)
In my youth the ladies loved me, no one ever questioned
For I worked on the lower hold and never the riggin
high
While the monkeys spent their days aloft far above the
ground
The girls all watched in wonder as I was going down
Chorus
(Sean)
Oh how the girls all loved me-the big brave sailor man
They oohed and ahhed as I would haul upon the big
capstan
These other boys they came and went but I remained in
play
The girls soon knew it was me alone that could keep it
up all day
Chorus
(Cliff)
The ladies they still love me, see I'm the gunner so to
speak
With so much firepower they can't walk right for a week
But because I am a gentleman I make sure they fire
first
And just as the screams are fading I let go my cannon's
burst
Chorus
But of all the pirates on the sea women loved me best
