Heave-ho lads, raise the sail high, Storm clouds gather, the enemy’s nigh! Gold and silver, we’ll make our score, With fire and thunder from cannon’s roar! Across the waves we hunt the prize, A merchant’s hull in moonlit skies. Cut the wind and close the gap, Boarding hooks, a thunder clap! Loot we claim, by steel and flame, Glory carved into our name. Cannons blazing, decks aflame, The seas shall know our pirate fame! Warships clash with timber torn, Broadside fire ‘til the dawn is born. Smoke and powder choke the air, But none can match our devil’s dare! Loot we claim, by steel and flame, Glory carved into our name. Cannons blazing, decks aflame, The seas shall know our pirate fame! Crash of steel and roaring thunder, Splinters fly and decks go under! Raise the black, no soul shall hide, The ocean’s grave is deep and wide! Loot we claim, by steel and flame, Glory carved into our name. Cannons blazing, decks aflame, The seas shall know our pirate fame! So drink, me hearties, lift your glass, To bloody battles, bold and brash. For on these seas we live, we die, Pirates all, ‘neath the cannon’s cry!
