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Barataria Bay
03:03
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A corrupt warehouse worker, born French, a brother of two
Dispersed his brother’s goods, founding a two-men smuggling crew
Due Embargo Act the brothers moved their operations ground
Shipping off as privateers and the new port was crowned
Sail away, sail away,
Sail away, to Barataria Bay
Sail away, sail away,
Sail away, to Barataria Bay
The bay of Barataria were at its golden days
Jean Lafitte the younger made it strong in many ways
Even though the business bloomed he didn’t feel that free
His time had come to leave the ground and join the piracy
Sail away, sail away,
Sail away, to Barataria Bay
Sail away, sail away,
Sail away, to Barataria Bay
The first prize he conquered was a slave brig from Spain
Secondly a schooner and the third La Diligent
A fourth and final ship was taken in with Jean as host
So became the greatest corsair fleet to sail the coast
Sail away, sail away,
Sail away, to Barataria Bay
Sail away, sail away,
Sail away, to Barataria Bay
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2. |
Anne du Archet
03:36
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I was born a lady, a Duchess of Carling,
I’ve never been a good girl as sure as I can sing.
I cut myself out of the womb, born with a sharpened knife
Then shot my father as he was to take another wife
Then shot her father as he was to take another wife
To Carling I cannot return, I burnt the hole place down
The last thing my two sisters saw was my malicious frown
Now I have no family left and my memories are few
The rum is guilty of this theft, I swear it to my crew
The rum is guilty of this theft, she swear it to The crew
I do not chase the trasures, I find no value in gold
In killing lies my pleasure, in bodies dead and cold
I hunt both men and women, but spare the young and old
I kill the ones with hair and beard, but never touch the bald
She kills the ones with hair and beard but never touch the bald
Lovers I’ve had hundreds as sure as bodies float
But few of them can longer talk since I have cut their throat.
My heart is black and theirs were red, I couldn’t stand their love
They wait for me but I’ll never reach the land of God above
They wait for her but she’ll never reach the land of God above
I have one other interest, I play the violin.
She’s my love and the only one that prevents me from sin
I always keep my knife close by but when I killed blind Joe
I tried another method using tuning fork and bow
She tried another method using tuning fork and bow
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3. |
Blackbeard
03:14
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Gunpowder and smoke and two hundred men
He plundered the seas again and again
Merchants surrendered as the captain appeared
With burning black ribbons in his braided black beard
From Ocracoke Island he used to set sail
No thoughts of whisky or British pale ale
With the wind in his sails and a bottle of rum
He dreamed of golden treasures and adventures to come
Gunpowder and smoke and two hundred men
He plundered the seas again and again
Merchants surrendered as the captain appeared
With burning black ribbons in his braided black beard
He stole a merchant vessel from the French
And renamed the ship “Queen Anne’s revenge”
300 tons and more than 40 guns
He made her legendary this feared British son
Gunpowder and smoke and two hundred men
He plundered the seas again and again
Merchants surrendered as the captain appeared
With burning black ribbons in his braided black beard
He was born in Bristol city, named Edward Teach
But his life ended near a Caribbean beach
Trapped by Robert Maynard and stabbed by his men
The drunk captain Blackbeard never plundered again
Gunpowder and smoke and two hundred men
He plundered the seas again and again
Merchants surrendered as the captain appeared
With burning black ribbons in his braided black beard
Gunpowder and smoke and two hundred men
He plundered the seas again and again
Merchants surrendered as the captain appeared
With burning black ribbons in his braided black beard
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4. |
A Pirate's Curse
04:24
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One was a scourge of the seven seas
Loaded to the gunwall, yes indeed
He kissed his Black Jack all night long
And then he burst into song:
“Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest
Yo ho ho with a bottle of rum
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho with a bottle of rum”
One was kissing the gunner’s daughter
He’d had enough of salt and water
Gazing up at a great horned owl
And blimey! He began to howl:
“Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest
Yo ho ho with a bottle of rum
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho with a bottle of rum”
A clap of thunder for two of the men
And Nelson’s folly was empty again
They cheered and played with some old sea tang
And both of the hearties danced and sang:
“Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest
Yo ho ho with a bottle of rum
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho with a bottle of rum”
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5. |
Ye Attack on Porto Bello
02:49
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We are fierce, we are cruel
We are pirates without rules
We are Captain Morgan’s feared and mighty crew
We’ve got hearts, we’ve got rum
Under the stars and the sun
We’re waiting for adventures to come
So raise the sails in the morning sun
The attack on Porto Bello has just begun
We will plunder, we will steal
And the Spaniards they shall kneel
Before Captain Henry Morgan’s swords of steel
So the captain gives a speech
He says “Soon, we will reach
The Spanish forts on Porto Bello beach
I’ve got silver, I’ve got gold
And the legend will be told
About my feared and mighty crew, behold!”
So raise the sails in the morning sun
The attack on Porto Bello has just begun
We will plunder, we will steal
And the Spaniards they shall kneel
Before Captain Henry Morgan’s swords of steel
On the tenth o’ July
In 1668
We take off from Orange Island, it is late
Oh corsairs ’n buccaneers,
The spaniards shall be sheared
By Captain Morgans mighty privateers
So raise the sails in the morning sun
The attack on Porto Bello has just begun
We will plunder, we will steal
And the Spaniards they shall kneel
Before Captain Henry Morgan’s swords of steel
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6. |
Pirate's Lullaby
04:12
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Bu hu hu they are coming for you
I can see three pirates on the ocean
Bu hu hu they are coming for you
I can see three pirates on the ocean
The first one lost his eye
The second lost his sense
The third one will show no emotion
Yo ho ho we are coming for you
We are pirates of the ocean
Yo ho ho we are coming for you
There´s no place to hide you will die tonight
Go kiss your jewellery farewell my dear
Go hide you blaggard there´s no use to fight
Doubloons and pesos will all go I fear
Leave this place while the day is bright
They aim to pillage and the cross is here
They leave no swags as they set sail
No time to mourn so save your tear
For the dead men leave no tale
Yo ho ho we are coming for you
We are pirates of the ocean
Yo ho ho we are coming for you
There´s no place to hide you will die tonight
If you are wealthy they will find you first
They smell their way to a coffer of gold
If you have rum they will quench their thirst
And leave no quarter that’s what I’m told
I hear the shanty from across the sea
I hear the cannons they are close my lad
So flee my heartie here’s no place to be
And say goodbye to mom and dad
Yo ho ho we are coming for you
We are pirates of the ocean
Yo ho ho we are coming for you
There´s no place to hide you will die tonight
I see the fire they have reached our shore
I hear the screams, the buckles and sword
Ain’t no use in lockin’ no door’
If you don’t die they will take you aboard
Yo ho ho we are coming for you
We are pirates of the ocean
Yo ho ho we are coming for you
There´s no place to hide you will die tonight
Yo ho ho we are coming for you
We are pirates of the ocean
Yo ho ho we are coming for you
There´s no place to hide you will die tonight
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7. |
Captain Ben
05:25
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When I grew up in Bristol Bay
My father taught my well
I stole the other children’s toys
And brought them out for sale
Then he took me out to sea,
To be the pirate I was born to be
Instead of playing with model boats
I cut my enemies throats
With the wind in my sails
And a cannonball’s rage
I will thrust through the skies
Spreading death like a plague
With the force of my blade
I will cut through your men
Then carve their corpses
With my fearful name
Yeah flee like the wind
Yeah flee if you can
But never dare forgetting me name
There’s no question you’ll die
Just a matter of when
For my name is Captain Ben
When I first met this captain Ben
He was just a little boy
A charming little lad he was
He brought me some bedtime joy
For I was the Captain’s daughter
Blackbeard was his name
He didn’t like my naughty games
Though they brought him down in shame
With the wind in my sails
And a cannonball’s rage
I will thrust through the skies
Spreading death like a plague
With the force of my blade
I will cut through your men
Then carve their corpses
With my fearful name
Yeah flee like the wind
Yeah flee if you can
But never dare forgetting me name
There’s no question you’ll die
Just a matter of when
For my name is Captain Ben
I met a girl, and I laid her down
She called me grand Captain Ben
I didn’t like her father
He stopped me on my way
Then Ben’s father Robert
Stabbed my father down
And Ben didn’t even flinch
Just stood with a malicious frown
With the wind in my sails
And a cannonball’s rage
I will thrust through the skies
Spreading death like a plague
With the force of my blade
I will cut through your men
Then carve their corpses
With my fearful name
Yeah flee like the wind
Yeah flee if you can
But never dare forgetting me name
There’s no question you’ll die
Just a matter of when
For my name is Captain Ben
I was soon at my rightful place
Robert Maynard’s time had come
A knife in his back, and a gentle push
And the sea was now his home
Captain Ben is the worst of them all
I hate him with all my heart
Once I ruled this little boy
Now I’m slaving to depart
With the wind in my sails
And a cannonball’s rage
I will thrust through the skies
Spreading death like a plague
With the force of my blade
I will cut through your men
Then carve their corpses
With my fearful name
Yeah flee like the wind
Yeah flee if you can
But never dare forgetting me name
There’s no question you’ll die
Just a matter of when
For my name is Captain Ben
There’s no question you’ll die
Just a matter of when
For my name is Captain Ben
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8. |
Ye Death o' Calico Jack
03:32
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The sun had set, the bell had rung
A sudden glimpse from where he’d been hung
The ship all empty, no one on board
The wind whispered Anne Bonny’s last words:
”Had you fought like a man you needn’t
Have been hanged like a dog,
You needn’t have been hanged like a dog.
Had you fought like a man you needn’t
have been hanged like a dog”
He drank from his cup and went out on deck
The rope around his dirty old neck
Barefoot, ashamed, without his sword
And the wind whispered Anne Bonny’s last words:
”Had you fought like a man you needn’t
Have been hanged like a dog,
You needn’t have been hanged like a dog.
Had you fought like a man you needn’t
have been hanged like a dog”
Once born and raised on English ground
Then tried and convicted in a Spanish town
Now setting out on his last journey oh Lord
And the wind whispers Anne Bonny’s last words:
”Had you fought like a man you needn’t
Have been hanged like a dog,
You needn’t have been hanged like a dog.
Had you fought like a man you needn’t
have been hanged like a dog”
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9. |
Stormy Seas
03:20
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We are sailin’ into stormy seas
Where the Kraken sleeps beneath
Far away into the northern light
Where the Queen is out of sight
Hoist the colours and raise the sails
There’s no time to waste
Cheer up me pyrates, cheer up me men
You’ll soon be plunderin’ again
We’re sailin’ into stormy seas
we are all born to be free
There’s a sun that never sets
and a place where we have no debts
Hoist the colours and raise the sails
There’s no time to waste
Cheer up me pyrates, cheer up me men
You’ll soon be plunderin’ again
We’re sailin’ into stormy seas
in an everlasting breeze.
With rum´n treasures, cheers´n joy
There´s a paradise ahoy!
Hoist the colours and raise the sails
There’s no time to waste
Cheer up me pyrates, cheer up me men
You’ll soon be plunderin’ again
Hoist the colours and raise the sails
There’s no time to waste
Cheer up me pyrates, cheer up me men
You’ll soon be plunderin’ again
You’ll soon be plunderin’ again
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