Bury Me on the High Seas

[Ocean waves, wind and ship bells SFX ] [Intro] (Arr, that’s just Blackfin) [Chorus] I might never come back home So if I die, draped in all of me gold Bury me on the high seas Where the black waves roll with no name on the stone ’Cause I don’t want no mates cryin’ at me grave I don’t want me crew to shoulder that weight So bury me on the high seas Where the black waves roll with no name on the stone [Verse 1] (Old Bilgewater singin’, huh?) (Aye) Aye, bury me on the high seas ’Cause I’m chasin’ the squalls and might ne’er break free Can’t believe that I made it this far—just a deck-swab lad on a brig bound for Carpi This ain’t only for me—me hearties all ridin’ with me, some hopin’ the ocean might carve me Cannon roars, but I’m right at the rail, with me cutlass in hand and I’m slashin’ ’em gnarly Got a chart and a chest and a hull full o’ rum, and a past that the tide won’t let go of Raise a jug to the nights I ain’t drowned but came close—when I think back, mate, I choke up If the stars don’t shine, I’ll still find light in the blaze from the galleons we burned up Drop a stone with no name, bury me and me chains, spill a dram o’ your rum when me turn’s up [Chorus] I might never come back home So if I die, draped in all of me gold Bury me on the high seas Where the black waves roll with no name on the stone ’Cause I don’t want no mates cryin’ at me grave I don’t want me crew to shoulder that weight So bury me on the high seas Where the black waves roll with no name on the stone [Bridge] (No name on the stone) (No name on the stone) [Verse 2] I been cut, I been crossed, I been hexed, I been tossed, but no scallywag calls me fake Had shipmates I trusted look me straight in the eye, twist their tongues, then be lyin’ right to me face Every mate ain’t true, an’ that burns—but it’s crew, so I learned how to carry that weight Luck shifts fast an’ the kraken don’t miss—I’ll be smilin’ while facin’ me fate Tell me sprogs that I love ’em, and every mistake that I made was to keep their ship steady and straight Let ’em take what they want from me crate—I just pray that it ain’t too late Let the whole bloody world say whatever they want—for the record, I weren’t ever afraid of the hate Bury me where the black water waits, and may the sea-dogs remember me name [Chorus] I might never come back home So if I die, draped in all of me gold Bury me on the high seas Where the black waves roll with no name on the stone ’Cause I don’t want no mates cryin’ at me grave I don’t want me crew to shoulder that weight So bury me on the high seas Where the black waves roll with no name on the stone [Outro] (No name on the stone) (No name on the stone) (No name on the stone) (No name on the stone) (No name on the stone) (No name on the stone) (No name on the stone) (No name on the stone)