[Intro – Low Spoken Chant / Distant Crew] Black tide rollin’, no moon in sight, Dead sails cut through the teeth of night. Hear that timber groan down below— One stomp, two stomp… LET IT GO. HEY! HO! HEY! HO! Bass in the hull like a cannon drum, If you hear our bones—then the dead have come. --- [Verse 1] We sailed from a port that forgot our names, With salt in our blood and our ship in flames, No king, no crown, no law at sea, Just a rotten black flag and a crew set free. Boots hit hard on the splintered floor, Storm keeps knockin’ but we want more, Rope starts swingin’, hear the rigging snap, Whole damn crew make the quarterdeck clap. There’s a skull in the clouds and a chill in the air, Ghosts in the smoke but we just don’t care, Raise that cup, let the dark rum pour— We’ve died once already, what’s death good for? --- [Pre-Chorus] Left foot—STOMP! Right foot—STOMP! Hear that thunder make the whole ship jump! Hands up high when the black flag flies, Sing so loud that we wake the night! --- [Chorus] DEAD MEN HIT THE DECK! HEY! — Shake the whole damn wreck! Deep bass roll when the cannons call, Jump with the crew ’til the heavens fall! DEAD MEN HIT THE DECK! HO! — Rope around your neck— Not for the gallows, boys, pull that sail! We dance with the storm and we drink with the gale! HEY! HEY! Black flag overhead! HO! HO! Dance like you’re dead! When the bass drops low and the cold wind blows— DOWN TO THE DEPTHS EVERY PIRATE GOES! --- [Verse 2] Captain’s got a grin made of ivory white, Standing at the wheel in the dead of night, Coat ripped open, blade at his side, Laughing like hell at the rising tide. Enemy ship on the starboard line, Lanterns glowin’ like funeral signs, No warning shot and no retreat, Just heavy drums and a stompin’ beat. Board that deck when the chorus hits, Smoke in the air and the lanterns split, Gold ain’t worth what a legend brings— So bury the treasure and burn the kings. From Nassau waters to the edge of the map, Hear that kick drum—BA-BA-BA-BAP! Sea starts shaking, every mast starts bent— We ain’t here for heaven, we ain’t gonna repent! --- [Pre-Chorus] Left foot—STOMP! Right foot—STOMP! Raise that bottle when the kick drum drops! Hands up high when the black flag flies, Tonight even dead men come alive! --- [Chorus] DEAD MEN HIT THE DECK! HEY! — Shake the whole damn wreck! Deep bass roll when the cannons call, Jump with the crew ’til the heavens fall! DEAD MEN HIT THE DECK! HO! — Pull that rigging tight! Storm on the left and the grave on the right, But we keep on dancing through the endless night! HEY! HEY! Black flag overhead! HO! HO! Dance like you’re dead! When the bass drops low and the cold wind blows— DOWN TO THE DEPTHS EVERY PIRATE GOES! --- [Bridge – Half-Time / Deep Bass Breakdown] Boom… Hear the hull breathe. Boom… Hear the deep speak. No bells. No prayers. No mercy at sea. Just— ONE! for the gold! TWO! for the crew! THREE! for the devil that’s sailing with you! FOUR! hit the floor! FIVE! come alive! SIX-SIX-SIX—MAKE THE WHOLE SHIP JUMP! JUMP! JUMP! JUMP! HEY! --- [Final Chorus – Full Crew Chant] DEAD MEN HIT THE DECK! Shake the bones right out the wreck! Heavy bass roll like a broadside blast, Tonight we sail like it’s our last! DEAD MEN HIT THE DECK! No crown, no chain, no debt! From the blackest storm to the blood-red dawn, Raise that flag—WE’RE SAILING ON! HEY! HEY! Black flag overhead! HO! HO! Wake the sleeping dead! Let the kick drum pound and the cold wind blow— DOWN TO THE DEPTHS EVERY PIRATE GOES! --- [Outro – Slow Crew Chant] One for the sea… Two for the crew… Three for the souls that the black tide knew. Hey… ho… Let the dark waves roll. Hey… ho… Let the deep bells toll. And if you see our flag where the black winds blow… Don’t ask where we’re sailing. You already know.
