Songs for Pirates - Lo The Pirates
Lo the Pirates
My brother-in-law and sister-in-law have a pirate band "There be Pirates" and they were visiting us a few years back ... so these lyrics for Lo The Pirates were born.
Lo The Pirates compares the romantic notion of pirates of old with the acts of modern piracy. You'll also read the short poem entitled The Idea of Pirates
All lyrics and poetry copyright Mindy Makuta (aka MyFairLadyah) Reprint with Permission
Lo the Pirates - The Song Lyrics
Lo The Pirates
On the high seas of the Caribbean
Long ago in the days of yore
The pirates, a hearty bunch
Were written into our collective lore
Lo the pirates
Lo the pirates
Trouble to brew
Hoist those sails
A drinkin' they would often be
Cask of rum to cool the thirst
Ahoy mateys, lower the plank
Defer to the cap'n, let him go first
refrain...
Search for treasures, gold and jewels
Bury the booty, keep it secure
Find the wenches, kick their heels
Feisty ladies, aye, that's fer sure
England, France and Portugal
And Spain too, let's not forget
The pirates were against them all
Guess what? They all got wet
Long barrel pistols, sabers too
Fist fights there were aplenty
The pirates were a hardened sort
Pirates ten against loyalists twenty
Code of honor pirates had
Unto themselves the rules
When the captain said 'walk the plank'
They obeyed, they weren't fools
Swoop down the pelicanos
Swoop down the gulls
Pirates lived among the birds
Until the ships were sunken hulls
Fly high the porpoises
Fly high the marlins
Pirates among the creatures
With and without fins
In the movies, pirate life glorified
Captain Sparrow, what a guy
'Twas a harder time, this life of crime
No tinge of romance behind the eye
Off the coast of Africa
The pirates of late have returned
No conjuring of romantic visions
They ransack, kidnap, they haven't learned
Long ago in the days of yore
The pirates roamed the seas
Plunder, pillage, quench with rum
Sails filled with a tropical breeze
copyrighted 2009 - Mindy Makuta - may be reprinted with written permission only
More Pirate Music
Great Pirate Music: Music Inspired By Pirates Of The Caribbean
Irish Pirate Ballads and Other Songs of the Sea
Read These Great Books About Pirates
Everything I Know About Pirates by Tom Lichtenheld
The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down by Colin Woodard
A Comprehensive History of Pirates by Tim Travers
The Idea of Pirates
The idea of pirates may be romantic
Roaming the Pacific or the Atlantic
But know too that there were crimes
And sickness, loneliness and perilous times
Pirate Web-Sites
- There Be Pirates - a band - on myspace
Visit with There Be Pirates and hear some modern pirate music. - Scarborough Seafest in the UK
Maritime and Pirate Festival in Scarborough, United Kingdom
Visit WeLovePoetry.com for more Poetry by MyFairLadyah!
A Pirate Video
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