[Verse 1] Yo ho, me lads, with a mouth like thunder! Lemmy Killfister, the seas’ foul wonder! Cursed from the cradle, words sharp as hooks, Plunderin’ ports and burnin’ the books. I strummed on the deck, kept the spirits high, Dulcimer dreams under blackened sky. [Chorus] Heave ho, curse the waves! Killfister’s blood in my veins! Axes and strings, we’ll raid and we’ll sing, Fame or the depths, let the devil bring! Yo ho, foul and free! Pirate bard, that’s me! [Verse 2] No crew at me back, just hunger and pride, Starvin’ and strummin’ on the ebbing tide. Then a crossroads called in the dead of night, A deal in the dark under pale moonlight. Traded me soul for a song that won’t die, Now this grail of mine sings a deadly lie. [Chorus] Heave ho, curse the waves! Killfister’s blood in my veins! Axes and strings, we’ll raid and we’ll sing, Fame or the depths, let the devil bring! Yo ho, foul and free! Pirate bard, that’s me! [Verse 3] Father’s old curse still rides on me tongue, Every foul word from the day I was young. But I carved me name with steel and with string, Made the oceans tremble every time I’d sing. Ports still remember the night that I came, Half the gold stolen, the rest set aflame. [Bridge – Metal Breakdown] Blood on the frets! Salt in the wound! Curse in me veins! Hell’s coming soon! Raise up the black flag! Raise up the sound! Killfister’s coming To burn this town down! [Final Chorus – Bigger] Heave ho, curse the waves! Killfister’s blood in my veins! Axes and strings, we’ll raid and we’ll sing, Fame or the depths, let the devil bring! Yo ho, foul and free! Pirate bard, that’s me! One more plunder, one more song— Yo ho… to the end!
