Comedy Sea Shanty a la Pirates of the Caribbean. Based on a favorite joke of mine about a pirate.
My "band" is a Macintosh Computer with a sequencer and instrument module (software) and a recording simulator called deck. But it is amazing what can be done with these things!
Story behind the song
It's an old joke my brother-in-law told me about how a pirate got his peg let, hook, and eye patch.
Lyrics
The Pirate
Long ago there was a pirate from a rough motly band;
Had a peg leg, had an eye patch, had a hook for a hand.
Sure and one day some one asked him how he lost all his parts.
Well he heaved a great sigh and then this story he starts.
a01CWe attacked a Spanish galleon on a dark, moonless night.
I was climbling up a grapple to get into the fight.
Someone reached out from a port hole and he hacked off me leg.
But they patched me up right smart and they gave me this peg.
Thata019s how I lost it. I think they tossed it
Over the side and into the sea.
I didna019t mind it, but if you find it,
Do me a favor, just let it be.
Well, the next one was a merchant on a cold blustry day.
I was climbling up a grapple to get into the fray.
Someone reached out from a port hole and me left hand he took.
But they patched me right smart and they gave me this hook.
Thata019s how I lost it. I think they tossed it
Over the side and into the sea.
I didna019t mind it, but if you find it,
Do me a favor, just let it be.a01D
a01CFirst a leg and then a hand, arrr. Curse the luck1a01D said the crew.
a01CBut to also loose and eye, man, well we curse that luck too!
Howa019d you loose it? In a battle? In a terrible gale?a01D
Well, the pirate he glowered then went on with his tale.
a01CI was lying on the fore deck tring to catch me some sun,
When a sea gull drifted over and his business he done.
I was happening to look up then, having heard his loud cry.
And the load he was dropping hit me square in the eye.a01D
a01CKinda gross now,a01D said the bolson. a01Cbut it aina019t all that bad.
And ita019s surely aina019t enough to make you lose your eye lad.a01D
a01COh ya think so?a01D roared the pirate, a01CIta019s enough, yes, and more
If you just got your hook done on the evening before.
Thata019s how I lost me leg and thata019s how I got this hook
a018n if you hear sea gulls callina019
Mark my word dona019t you look!a01D
©2009 jjana
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