[Classic pirate beat: deck drums, fiddle, accordion] Aye, I wake with the tide and a blade in my grip, Black flag in the wind, gold stacked in the ship. I don’t sail for mercy, I don’t bargain fair, I smell one shiny coin and I’m already there. (Arrr!) Boot on the rail with the storm in my grin, If your chest got treasure, I’m breaking it in. I’m greedy as a dragon with a pirate’s heart, Take the whole damn vault, tear the harbor apart. Silver in my pockets, red rubies in my coat, And a captain who complains gets thrown off the boat. (Walk the plank!) I count every piece while the cannons all roar, Then I kick down the gate yelling, “Give me some more!” Got a hook for the honest and a sword for the proud, When I step in the tavern, every mouth gets loud. (Aye! Aye!) Rum in the barrel, blood on the deck, I’m collecting every debt with a rope round your neck. I don’t split no treasure, that share is mine, You can keep one copper if you beg real fine. (Har-har!) My crew knows the rule: don’t reach for my gold, I’ve buried better sailors for getting too bold. I got rings on my fingers, gems in my teeth, And a graveyard of fools sleeping deep underneath. (Down below!) I raid in the moonlight, strike before dawn, By the time bells ring, every jewel is gone. I take silk from the merchant, crowns from the king, If it glitters one time, I’m stealing the thing. (Shiver me timbers!) No pity in my eyes, only hunger and flame, Every port on the water knows my terrible name. I leave smoke on the shore and fear in the bay, Then I laugh at the wreck as I’m sailing away. (Ha-ha! Arrr!) I want mountains of money piled high to the mast, And I’m never satisfied, every score gets surpassed. One chest turns to ten, then I’m hunting for twenty, If your island looks rich, then your island looks empty. (Yo-ho-ho!) I’ll dig through the sand till my knuckles turn raw, Then I bite every doubloon with my iron jaw. (Clink-clink!) I’m the shark in the fog, I’m the wolf of the wave, I’ll make brave men kneel and make proud men behave. Cannon smoke rolling thick, hear the broadside crack, Try to steal from my haul, you ain’t coming back. (Fire!) I keep daggers in my boots, keep a pistol by rum, When the royal navy follows, I’m making them run. Let them chase through the storm, let them pray through the rain, I’ll be dancing on the deck while they sink in the main. (Aye, sink ‘em!) My ship is a monster with teeth made of steel, Every sail like a shadow, every cannon loaded real. The hull groans low like a ghost in chains, While the drums beat hard through the salt and rain. (Boom-boom!) Classic pirate thunder with the deck boards bent, Every beat says steal and every bar says spent. (Yo-ho! Arrr!) I got no soft side, no charitable hand, I’ll take your last coin then I’ll take your land. I’ll drink to your loss with a grin full of spite, Then wager your compass in a card game tonight. (Deal ‘em!) If I promise you peace, better check for the lie, There’s a blade in my sleeve and a patch on my eye. I salute with the hook, then I empty your safe, Ruthless, rich, and rotten, that’s the pirate way. (Har-har-har!) So raise that black flag, let the sea winds scream, I’m chasing raw gold like a feverish dream. No treasure stays hidden, no fortune stays free, Everything under heaven belongs to me. (Mine! Mine!) I’ll conquer each current, every reef, every coast, Leave captains all shaking at the sight of my ghost. When the ocean goes silent and the last bells toll, I’ll be buried with the world’s gold chained to my soul. (Arrr!) Aye, I came for the jewels, I stayed for the fear, I’ll rob every vessel that dares drift near. From the cold northern waters to the hot southern foam, Wherever wealth is shining, that place is my home. (Set sail!) I’m ruthless and greedy, no shame in my chest, I don’t want a fair portion, I’m taking the rest. Hear the deck drums pounding as the night turns black, Once this pirate takes treasure, he never gives back. (Yo-ho-ho!! Arrr!)
