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Pirate Men Be We

(John McGie/Carl Craig)


One time when I inadvertently played an audio tape back at the wrong speed my daughter, who was six at the time, informed me that the voice on the tape was Jordan the Ant. And, thus, Jordan the Ant was born.
PIRATE MEN BE WE

Batten all the hatches
Unfurl the jib and main
Run up the colours of the cross and bones
'Cause we be pirate men (and women)

CHORUS
It's blow the man down
And a salty jig
With a patch for an eye
And a peg for our feet
Billy-illy-illy-illy-illy-illy oh-
Pirate men be we (and women)

Swab the deck me maties
Make the parrot sing
Wear hankies on your head and funny hats
And do those pirate things

CHORUS

Grab the gold and silver
And put it in the sand
With a hook for a hand and smelly feet
We are all pirate men (and women)

 CHORUS





 


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