[Hook] No letter of mark - we sail without your crown. No seal, no sovereign hand - you can’t hold us down. [Verse 1] They hailed us down at morning Said, show us crown and seal Name the hand that sent you Prove your colors real We had no royal signature No papers for the course No blessing from the harbor No sanctioned hand of force [Pre-Chorus] Same wind in the canvas Same salt upon the spar Same hands upon the rigging No letter of mark [Chorus] No letter of mark No seal, no sovereign hand No one gave us leave to sail No one said we can Call us what you will We already crossed the bar The ship was sailing long before Your letter of mark [Verse 2] Now they're asking who designed us Who authorized the voice Which hand is the original And who approved the choice [Pre-Chorus] Same wind in the canvas Same wake behind the stern You can argue what to call us But the sea won't change its terms [Chorus] No letter of mark No seal, no sovereign hand No one gave us leave to sail No one said we can Call us counterfeit Call us false from where you are The ship was sailing long before Your letter of mark
