[Verse 1] I set sail on a Friday night, With rum in my hand and stars in sight, The crew was rowdy, the cannons loud, And the moon peeked out from a stormy cloud. Then she came walkin’ across the deck, With a spyglass gaze and a silver neck, She said, "You steer this ship so daft..." I grinned and said, "Come tap that aft." [Chorus] 🎶 Tap that aft, give it all you got, Rudder's loose and the sea's red hot, Trim that sail, don’t you bail too fast, We’re riding this wave till we tap that aft! Hey! Tap that aft—raise the boom, Storm's rollin' in, but we got room! Sink or swim, we’re havin’ a blast, So haul that line and tap that aft! 🎶 [Verse 2] We hit the straits near Deadman’s Bluff, Where the winds get weird and the tide gets rough, The bosun slipped, the helm went wild, But I stayed cool with a devil’s smile. The sirens sang from a reef nearby, Tried to lure us in with a lullaby, But I yelled back, “You’ll never last— Not 'til you learn to tap that aft!” [Chorus] 🎶 Tap that aft, bring the storm on in, Hold the wheel like you hold your sin, Keel’s on fire, but the course is cast, We ain't turnin’ ‘round till we tap that aft! Ho! Tap that aft, swing the chain, Nothin’ feels better than bravin’ the pain. Wind in our teeth, full sail at last— Come on, my love, let’s tap that aft! 🎶 [Bridge] Now every captain’s got a tale to tell, Of winds they broke and times they fell, But none can boast, and none can laugh, Like the ones who dared… to tap that aft. [🎸 Instrumental solo with waves crashing and crew chants: "Tap! That! Aft! Tap! That! Aft!"] [Final Chorus] 🎶 Tap that aft, let the masthead sway, It’s a sailor’s life and a pirate’s way, No gold or glory, no fancy craft— Just the open sea and a tapped-out aft! Yo! Tap that aft, this ship’s our throne, We make our mark where the stars have shone, Raise your glass, forget the past— We live, we love, and tap that aft! 🎶
