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<blockquote data-quote="TheAuldGrump" data-source="post: 2091958" data-attributes="member: 6957"><p>And for the Piratical types - </p><p></p><p><strong>Derelict</strong> (Young E. Allison & Robert Louis Stevenson)</p><p></p><p>Fifteen men on a dead man's chest</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum</p><p>Drink and the devil had done for the rest</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.</p><p>The mate was fixed by the bosun's pike</p><p>The bosun brained with a marlinspike</p><p>And cookey's throat was marked belike</p><p>It had been gripped by fingers ten;</p><p>And there they lay, all good dead men</p><p>Like break o'day in a boozing ken</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.</p><p></p><p>Fifteen men of the whole ship's list</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!</p><p>Dead and be damned and the rest gone whist!</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!</p><p>The skipper lay with his nob in gore</p><p>Where the scullion's axe his cheek had shore</p><p>And the scullion he was stabbed times four</p><p>And there they lay, and the soggy skies</p><p>Dripped down in up-staring eyes</p><p>In murk sunset and foul sunrise</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.</p><p></p><p>Fifteen men of 'em stiff and stark</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!</p><p>Ten of the crew had the murder mark!</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!</p><p>Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead</p><p>Or a yawing hole in a battered head</p><p>And the scuppers' glut with a rotting red</p><p>And there they lay, aye, damn my eyes</p><p>Looking up at paradise</p><p>All souls bound just contrawise</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.</p><p></p><p>Fifteen men of 'em good and true</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!</p><p>Ev'ry man jack could ha' sailed with Old Pew,</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!</p><p>There was chest on chest of Spanish gold</p><p>With a ton of plate in the middle hold</p><p>And the cabins riot of stuff untold,</p><p>And they lay there that took the plum</p><p>With sightless glare and their lips struck dumb</p><p>While we shared all by the rule of thumb,</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!</p><p></p><p>More was seen through a sternlight screen...</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum</p><p>Chartings undoubt where a woman had been</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.</p><p>'Twas a flimsy shift on a bunker cot</p><p>With a dirk slit sheer through the bosom spot</p><p>And the lace stiff dry in a purplish blot</p><p>Oh was she wench or some shudderin' maid</p><p>That dared the knife and took the blade</p><p>By God! she had stuff for a plucky jade</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.</p><p></p><p>Fifteen men on a dead man's chest</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum</p><p>Drink and the devil had done for the rest</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.</p><p>We wrapped 'em all in a mains'l tight</p><p>With twice ten turns of a hawser's bight</p><p>And we heaved 'em over and out of sight,</p><p>With a Yo-Heave-Ho! and a fare-you-well</p><p>And a sudden plunge in the sullen swell</p><p>Ten fathoms deep on the road to hell,</p><p>Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! </p><p></p><p>And (though I realize that it is a Disney song) </p><p><strong>A Pirate's Life for Me!</strong> (George Bruns and Xavier Atencio)</p><p>Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.</p><p>We pillage plunder, we rifle and loot.</p><p>Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.</p><p>We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot.</p><p>Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.</p><p></p><p>Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.</p><p>We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack.</p><p>Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.</p><p>Maraud and embezzle and even highjack.</p><p>Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.</p><p></p><p>Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.</p><p>We kindle and char and in flame and ignite.</p><p>Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.</p><p>We burn up the city, we're really a fright.</p><p>Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.</p><p></p><p>We're rascals and scoundrels, we're villians and knaves.</p><p>Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.</p><p>We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs.</p><p>Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.</p><p></p><p>We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do-well cads,</p><p>Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.</p><p>Aye, but we're loved by our mommies and dads,</p><p>Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.</p><p>Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. </p><p></p><p>And while I am feeling nauty(cal) -</p><p></p><p><strong>Old Fid</strong> (Bill Lowndes)</p><p></p><p>I'll sing you a song of the rolling sky</p><p>Of lands far beyond the main</p><p>Of the ebb tide bell and the salt pork meal</p><p>That I'll never know me again</p><p>I mind the times as we were becalmed</p><p>With never a breath for the sheets</p><p>The red sun was so hot that the water would rot</p><p>And the decking would blister your feet</p><p></p><p>cho: So don't ask me where I've damned well been</p><p> And don't ask me what I did</p><p> For every thumb was a marlinespike</p><p> and every finger a fid</p><p></p><p>And then there's the times that we rounded the Horn</p><p>With cargoes of silk for Cadiz</p><p>The swell roll was so high It were lashing the sky</p><p>Lord the whole bloody world's in a fizz</p><p>Whether spices from Java or copra from Yap</p><p>Or a bosun too free with the cat</p><p>It was haul up the anchor and roll out that spanker</p><p>And dammit move faster than that</p><p></p><p>I've loved the proud women from Spain's dusty plains</p><p>I've seen where the Arab girls sleep</p><p>And the black girls as well though they're fiercer than Hell</p><p>Have all kissed me when silver was cheap</p><p>Lord, how the man's changed from that young cabin boy</p><p>to the old man who sits on this bench</p><p>for I'm too old to fight or to stay out all night</p><p>In the comp'ny of some pretty wench</p><p></p><p>Just an old clipper man who's long past his best years</p><p>And I know that I'll never be free</p><p>From the smell of the tar that once braided my hair</p><p>Or the salty old tang of the sea</p><p></p><p>The Auld Grump</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheAuldGrump, post: 2091958, member: 6957"] And for the Piratical types - [b]Derelict[/b] (Young E. Allison & Robert Louis Stevenson) Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. The mate was fixed by the bosun's pike The bosun brained with a marlinspike And cookey's throat was marked belike It had been gripped by fingers ten; And there they lay, all good dead men Like break o'day in a boozing ken Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men of the whole ship's list Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Dead and be damned and the rest gone whist! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! The skipper lay with his nob in gore Where the scullion's axe his cheek had shore And the scullion he was stabbed times four And there they lay, and the soggy skies Dripped down in up-staring eyes In murk sunset and foul sunrise Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men of 'em stiff and stark Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ten of the crew had the murder mark! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead Or a yawing hole in a battered head And the scuppers' glut with a rotting red And there they lay, aye, damn my eyes Looking up at paradise All souls bound just contrawise Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men of 'em good and true Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ev'ry man jack could ha' sailed with Old Pew, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! There was chest on chest of Spanish gold With a ton of plate in the middle hold And the cabins riot of stuff untold, And they lay there that took the plum With sightless glare and their lips struck dumb While we shared all by the rule of thumb, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! More was seen through a sternlight screen... Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Chartings undoubt where a woman had been Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. 'Twas a flimsy shift on a bunker cot With a dirk slit sheer through the bosom spot And the lace stiff dry in a purplish blot Oh was she wench or some shudderin' maid That dared the knife and took the blade By God! she had stuff for a plucky jade Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. We wrapped 'em all in a mains'l tight With twice ten turns of a hawser's bight And we heaved 'em over and out of sight, With a Yo-Heave-Ho! and a fare-you-well And a sudden plunge in the sullen swell Ten fathoms deep on the road to hell, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! And (though I realize that it is a Disney song) [b]A Pirate's Life for Me![/b] (George Bruns and Xavier Atencio) Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We pillage plunder, we rifle and loot. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Maraud and embezzle and even highjack. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We kindle and char and in flame and ignite. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. We burn up the city, we're really a fright. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. We're rascals and scoundrels, we're villians and knaves. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do-well cads, Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Aye, but we're loved by our mommies and dads, Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. And while I am feeling nauty(cal) - [B]Old Fid[/B] (Bill Lowndes) I'll sing you a song of the rolling sky Of lands far beyond the main Of the ebb tide bell and the salt pork meal That I'll never know me again I mind the times as we were becalmed With never a breath for the sheets The red sun was so hot that the water would rot And the decking would blister your feet cho: So don't ask me where I've damned well been And don't ask me what I did For every thumb was a marlinespike and every finger a fid And then there's the times that we rounded the Horn With cargoes of silk for Cadiz The swell roll was so high It were lashing the sky Lord the whole bloody world's in a fizz Whether spices from Java or copra from Yap Or a bosun too free with the cat It was haul up the anchor and roll out that spanker And dammit move faster than that I've loved the proud women from Spain's dusty plains I've seen where the Arab girls sleep And the black girls as well though they're fiercer than Hell Have all kissed me when silver was cheap Lord, how the man's changed from that young cabin boy to the old man who sits on this bench for I'm too old to fight or to stay out all night In the comp'ny of some pretty wench Just an old clipper man who's long past his best years And I know that I'll never be free From the smell of the tar that once braided my hair Or the salty old tang of the sea The Auld Grump [/QUOTE]
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