**(Verse 1)** Hoist the black flag, lash the mast, Storm clouds gather, winds blow fast. Across the foam my quarry flees, I'll hunt that rogue through seven seas! **(Chorus)** **Heave away! Heave away!** Raise your voices to the spray! From dawn's first light till evening's gloom, We'll chase that scoundrel to his doom! **(Verse 2)** His little skiff skips wave to wave, He laughs at every crest so brave. But every tide and every gale Will drive him straight before my sail! **(Chorus)** **Heave away! Heave away!** Sing until the skies turn gray! Strike the drum and sound the horn, We'll sail until a new day's born! **(Bridge)** The thunder rolls, the lightning cracks, The ocean groans beneath our backs. The sea itself begins to sing, As gulls and timbers wildly ring. Then from the mist a merry cry, A clever grin goes drifting by. He tips his cap with fearless cheer— "Ye'll have to row much faster here!" **(Final Chorus)** **Heave away! Heave away!** Let the rolling chorus sway! Though villain, fool, or friend he be, The sea decides our destiny! **(Outro)** So fill your mugs and mend your sail, For every hunt becomes a tale. The waves remember every crew... And sometimes laugh the loudest too.
