🏴‍☠️☠️ DEAD MEN LAUGH WITH BARBOSSA ☠️🏴‍☠️ (sea shanty event)

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Lyrics By Rikki Morningstar

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[Verse 1]
Oh gather round the lantern light, the sea is black as sin,
There walks a man with pirate’s grin and death behind his skin.
A hat of gold, a monkey’s scream, a compass cracked by fate,
He’s died a dozen bloody times — still knocks at death’s own gate.

[Pre-Chorus]
He’s cursed, he’s blessed, he’s drunk on doom,
With apple bite and rum perfume—

[Chorus]
Yo-ho, raise the blackened glass,
Dead men laugh with Barbossa!
From the gallows to the mast,
He cheats the noose, he cheats the past!
Yo-ho, the sea obeys,
He don’t play fair — he plays for keeps!
Death himself just shakes his head:
“Not him again… not him again!”

[Verse 2]
He spoke of codes and twisted laws with manners sharp as knives,
“Guidelines, lads,” he snarled and laughed, “for those who cherish lives.”
He stole a ship, he lost his soul, he bit the fruit of pain,
Couldn’t taste the gold nor wine — still ruled the Spanish Main.

[Instrumental Solo – “The Devil’s Jig” danceable, wild, seaworthy, Instrumental Break, Fiddle screeches like seagulls in a storm, Concertina pumps the heartbeat of the sea, Bodhrán & stomp clapping in 6/8 time, a rough flute dances over the waves. Crowd shouts between the bars: “HEY!” – stamp “YO!” – clap, “HA!” – stamp stamp Short pause — then a final wild fiddle lick, as if the ship were about to capsize]

[Verse 3 – Barbossa’s Laugh]
He laughed at the rope, he laughed at the blade,
Laughed at the devil the debts he’d unpaid.
“Ha! You’ll have to try harder,” he grinned in the rain, 
With salt in his beard and madness in vein.

[Laughter Break Call & Response:]

[Barbossa:] “HA! HA! HAAAA!”

[Crew:] “HO! HO! HO!”

[Barbossa:] “You thought me dead?”

[Crew:] “NOT TODAY!”

[Pickup Line leads back into Chorus:]
He laughed so loud that the sea laughed too—

[Then stole the wind… and the chorus grew]

[Chorus]

Ha-ha! [stamp]
Ha-ha! [clap]
Ha-ha-HA! [all together]

[Verse 4 – Rowdy & Funny]
He lost a leg — “A minor flaw!” — he joked with bloody cheer,
“Still got one foot in hell, my lads, and one that kicks you clear!”
A monkey screams, the cannons laugh, the Pearl cuts through the foam,
If hell had captains, mark my words — Barbossa’d rule it home.

[Bridge – Emotional Turn]
Beneath the roar and iron tongue, a lonely shadow stands,
A man who chose the sea for truth, not crowns nor holy lands.
He fought for breath, for bite, for taste, for one more dawn to see—
Not gold, not gods… just life, by hell, and salty liberty.

[Final Chorus – All In]
Yo-ho, raise the blackened glass,
Dead men laugh with Barbossa!
From the gallows to the mast,
He cheats the noose, he cheats the past!
Yo-ho, the sea obeys,
He don’t play fair — he plays for keeps!
Sing it loud till oceans bled:
“Not him again… not him again!”

[Outro – Stomp & Fade]
Stamp your boots and curse his name,
He’ll steal your heart, then steal your flame.
If death comes knockin’, tell him true:
Barbossa laughed — and cheated you.

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Lyrics By Rikki Morningstar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse 1] Oh gather round the lantern light, the sea is black as sin, There walks a man with pirate’s grin and death behind his skin. A hat of gold, a monkey’s scream, a compass cracked by fate, He’s died a dozen bloody times — still knocks at death’s own gate. [Pre-Chorus] He’s cursed, he’s blessed, he’s drunk on doom, With apple bite and rum perfume— [Chorus] Yo-ho, raise the blackened glass, Dead men laugh with Barbossa! From the gallows to the mast, He cheats the noose, he cheats the past! Yo-ho, the sea obeys, He don’t play fair — he plays for keeps! Death himself just shakes his head: “Not him again… not him again!” [Verse 2] He spoke of codes and twisted laws with manners sharp as knives, “Guidelines, lads,” he snarled and laughed, “for those who cherish lives.” He stole a ship, he lost his soul, he bit the fruit of pain, Couldn’t taste the gold nor wine — still ruled the Spanish Main. [Chorus] Yo-ho, raise the blackened glass, Dead men laugh with Barbossa! From the gallows to the mast, He cheats the noose, he cheats the past! Yo-ho, the sea obeys, He don’t play fair — he plays for keeps! Death himself just shakes his head: “Not him again… not him again!” [Instrumental Solo – “The Devil’s Jig” danceable, wild, seaworthy, Instrumental Break, Fiddle screeches like seagulls in a storm, Concertina pumps the heartbeat of the sea, Bodhrán & stomp clapping in 6/8 time, a rough flute dances over the waves. Crowd shouts between the bars: “HEY!” – stamp “YO!” – clap, “HA!” – stamp stamp Short pause — then a final wild fiddle lick, as if the ship were about to capsize] [Verse 3 – Barbossa’s Laugh] He laughed at the rope, he laughed at the blade, Laughed at the devil the debts he’d unpaid. “Ha! You’ll have to try harder,” he grinned in the rain, With salt in his beard and madness in vein. [Laughter Break Call & Response:] [Barbossa:] “HA! HA! HAAAA!” [Crew:] “HO! HO! HO!” [Barbossa:] “You thought me dead?” [Crew:] “NOT TODAY!” [Pickup Line leads back into Chorus:] He laughed so loud that the sea laughed too— [Then stole the wind… and the chorus grew] [Chorus] Ha-ha! [stamp] Ha-ha! [clap] Ha-ha-HA! [all together] [Verse 4 – Rowdy & Funny] He lost a leg — “A minor flaw!” — he joked with bloody cheer, “Still got one foot in hell, my lads, and one that kicks you clear!” A monkey screams, the cannons laugh, the Pearl cuts through the foam, If hell had captains, mark my words — Barbossa’d rule it home. [Bridge – Emotional Turn] Beneath the roar and iron tongue, a lonely shadow stands, A man who chose the sea for truth, not crowns nor holy lands. He fought for breath, for bite, for taste, for one more dawn to see— Not gold, not gods… just life, by hell, and salty liberty. [Final Chorus – All In] Yo-ho, raise the blackened glass, Dead men laugh with Barbossa! From the gallows to the mast, He cheats the noose, he cheats the past! Yo-ho, the sea obeys, He don’t play fair — he plays for keeps! Sing it loud till oceans bled: “Not him again… not him again!” [Outro – Stomp & Fade] Stamp your boots and curse his name, He’ll steal your heart, then steal your flame. If death comes knockin’, tell him true: Barbossa laughed — and cheated you.

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