Songs > Pirate Song

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I'm a sailing man and I don't give a damn
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'Bout the wind or the wave or the weather
For life is rich on a pirate ship
So long as there's plenty of treasure
 
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So haul away lads, haul away
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The devil take us all to an early grave
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I'll live my life in my own way
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By the sword and the cannon's thunder

I left for sea at the age thirteen
Me head all full of adventure
But the captain's lash fell across my back
And I swore I'd kill that bastard

So late one night when the moon was bright
I found him as he lay sleeping
And then as a joke I cut his throat
And fed the son of a whore to the fishies

So if mayhaps you cross my path
You've one chance to surrender
And if you don't I'll cut your throat
And feed you to the fishies