The Ship is the Disco

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[Intro][Style: solo accordion, two bars of a traditional shanty melody, unaccompanied. The accordion has reverb on it like it's being played on deck at sunset.]

[Style: A single hand-clap. Then four. Then the kick drops on the downbeat. Disco strings sweep in. The accordion keeps playing the shanty melody over the four-on-the-floor.]

[Verse 1][Style: lead vocal, weathered baritone, the singer leans into the mic]
Now gather round me, sons and daughters of the salt
We are bound for the deeps and it's nobody's fault
The night is our ocean, the dancefloor's our ship
And the moon's a doubloon you can pay with your hip

(Heave ho! the sailors' chorus answers)
(Heave ho!)
(Heave ho, my lovelies, here we go!)

[Pre-chorus][Style: bass swells, strings rise like a wave]
And the wave is coming, and the wave is coming,
And the wave is coming in —
And the bass is dropping like an anchor on the floor
And we will not, we will not be still

[Chorus][Style: full disco production, anthemic, the sailors' chorus on every other line]
What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (early in the evening!)
What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (early in the evening!)
What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm?
Dance 'til the morning, dance 'til the morning,
Dance 'til the morning comes!

Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco
Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco
Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco
Hey ho, hey ho, hey ho!

[Verse 2][Style: a little slower, the singer steps closer to the mic]
Now I sailed with a woman named Astrid the Bold
She could drink down a kraken, she could outdance the cold
She said *brother, the secret of staying alive
Is to keep your feet moving and your bottle inside*

(Heave ho!)
(Heave ho!)
(Heave ho, my Astrid, where'd you go?)

[Pre-chorus]
And the wave is coming, and the wave is coming,
And the wave is coming in —
And the bass is dropping like an anchor on the floor
And we will not, we will not be still

[Chorus]
What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (early in the evening!)
What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (early in the evening!)
What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm?
Dance 'til the morning, dance 'til the morning,
Dance 'til the morning comes!

[Bridge][Style: production strips to just accordion, hand-claps, and the sailors' chorus singing wordlessly. The dancefloor briefly becomes a longship at dusk.]

Oh — oh — oh — oh —
Oh — oh — oh — oh —

[Style: The lead returns, quieter, almost a confession]

The sea is a story we tell with our feet
The sea is a story we tell with our feet
The sea is a story we tell with our feet
And the dance is the rope, and the rope is the ship,
And the ship is the song, and the song is the sea,
And the sea —

[Style: Big inhale. Drum fill. Key change up a whole step.]

— and the sea is US!

[Final chorus][Style: maximum production, choir + sailors + strings + accordion + everything]
What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (EARLY IN THE EVENING!)
What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (EARLY IN THE EVENING!)
What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm?
DANCE 'til the morning, DANCE 'til the morning,
DANCE 'til the morning comes!

Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco!
Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco!
Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco!
Hey ho, hey ho, hey ho!

[Tag: the sailors' chorus repeats *hey ho hey ho* over a fade, hand-claps continuing, the accordion playing the original intro melody one more time]

Hey ho, hey ho…
Hey ho, hey ho…

[Style: The kick cuts out. The accordion plays four final notes, unaccompanied, on deck at sunrise. End.]

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[Intro][Style: solo accordion, two bars of a traditional shanty melody, unaccompanied. The accordion has reverb on it like it's being played on deck at sunset.] [Style: A single hand-clap. Then four. Then the kick drops on the downbeat. Disco strings sweep in. The accordion keeps playing the shanty melody over the four-on-the-floor.] [Verse 1][Style: lead vocal, weathered baritone, the singer leans into the mic] Now gather round me, sons and daughters of the salt We are bound for the deeps and it's nobody's fault The night is our ocean, the dancefloor's our ship And the moon's a doubloon you can pay with your hip (Heave ho! the sailors' chorus answers) (Heave ho!) (Heave ho, my lovelies, here we go!) [Pre-chorus][Style: bass swells, strings rise like a wave] And the wave is coming, and the wave is coming, And the wave is coming in — And the bass is dropping like an anchor on the floor And we will not, we will not be still [Chorus][Style: full disco production, anthemic, the sailors' chorus on every other line] What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (early in the evening!) What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (early in the evening!) What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? Dance 'til the morning, dance 'til the morning, Dance 'til the morning comes! Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco Hey ho, hey ho, hey ho! [Verse 2][Style: a little slower, the singer steps closer to the mic] Now I sailed with a woman named Astrid the Bold She could drink down a kraken, she could outdance the cold She said *brother, the secret of staying alive Is to keep your feet moving and your bottle inside* (Heave ho!) (Heave ho!) (Heave ho, my Astrid, where'd you go?) [Pre-chorus] And the wave is coming, and the wave is coming, And the wave is coming in — And the bass is dropping like an anchor on the floor And we will not, we will not be still [Chorus] What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (early in the evening!) What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (early in the evening!) What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? Dance 'til the morning, dance 'til the morning, Dance 'til the morning comes! Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco Hey ho, hey ho, hey ho! [Bridge][Style: production strips to just accordion, hand-claps, and the sailors' chorus singing wordlessly. The dancefloor briefly becomes a longship at dusk.] Oh — oh — oh — oh — Oh — oh — oh — oh — [Style: The lead returns, quieter, almost a confession] The sea is a story we tell with our feet The sea is a story we tell with our feet The sea is a story we tell with our feet And the dance is the rope, and the rope is the ship, And the ship is the song, and the song is the sea, And the sea — [Style: Big inhale. Drum fill. Key change up a whole step.] — and the sea is US! [Final chorus][Style: maximum production, choir + sailors + strings + accordion + everything] What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (EARLY IN THE EVENING!) What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? (EARLY IN THE EVENING!) What shall we do with the rum and the rhythm? DANCE 'til the morning, DANCE 'til the morning, DANCE 'til the morning comes! Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco! Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco! Hey ho, hey ho, the ship is on fire and the ship is the disco! Hey ho, hey ho, hey ho! [Tag: the sailors' chorus repeats *hey ho hey ho* over a fade, hand-claps continuing, the accordion playing the original intro melody one more time] Hey ho, hey ho… Hey ho, hey ho… [Style: The kick cuts out. The accordion plays four final notes, unaccompanied, on deck at sunrise. End.]

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