[Verse]
Bm
We're a band of vicious pirates
G
A-sailin' out to sea
D
When you hear our gentle singing
F#
You'll be sure to turn and flee
F#
(Oh, this is just ridiculous.)
Bm G F#
Bm G F#
[Break]
Bm
Come on, men! We've got to recover that map
G F#
That pirate will be done for, when he falls into our trap
[Verse]
Bm
We're a club of tuneful rovers
G
We can sing in every clef
D
We can even hit the high notes
F#
It's just too bad we're tone deaf
[Chorus]
Bm
A pirate I was meant to be
G F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
Bm
Let's go defeat that evil pirate
G F#
We know he's sure to lose, 'cause we know just where to fire at
[Verse]
Bm
We're thieving balladeers.
G
A gang of cutthroat mugs.
D
To fight us off ye don't need guns
F#
Just really good ear-plugs
[Chorus]
Bm
A pirate i was meant to be
G F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
Bm
All right, crew, let's get to work
G F#
Our vocation is a thing we love, a thing we'd never shirk.
[Verse]
Bm
We'll fight you in the harbor.
G
We'll battle you on land.
D
But when you meet singing pirates
F#
They'll be more than you can stand.
F#
(Ooooh! That was a good one!) (No, it wasn't.)
Bm G F#
Bm G F#
[Break]
Bm
No time for song! We've got to move
G F#
The battle will be long, but our courage we will prove
[Verse]
Bm
We're a pack o' scurvy sea-dogs.
G
Have we pity? Not a dram
D
We all eat roasted garlic
F#
Then sing from the diaphragm
[Chorus]
Bm
A pirate i was meant to be
G F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
Bm
Less singing, more sailing.
G F#
When we defeat our wicked foe, in his ship he will be bailing
[Verse]
Bm
If ye try ta fight us
G
You will get a nasty whackin'
D
If ya disrespect our singin'
F#
We will feed ya to a kraken!
[Chorus]
Bm
A pirate i was meant to be
G F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
Bm
I'm getting so sick of you guys and your rhyming.
G F#
We're ready to set sail, though the cannons need a-priming.
[Verse]
Bm
We're troublesome corsairs
G
And we've come to steal your treasures
D
We would shoot you on the downbeat
F#
But we have to rest five measures.
[Chorus]
Bm
A pirate i was meant to be
G F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
Bm
Stop! Stop! Stop!
G F#
The brass is what we'll polish and the deck is what we'll mop.
[Verse]
Bm
You say you're nasty pirates,
G
Scheming, thieving, bad bushwhackers,
D
From what I've seen I tell you
F#
You're not pirates, you're just slackers!
[Chorus]
Bm
A pirate i was meant to be
G F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
Bm
We'll surely avoid scurvy if we all eat an orange.
[Outro]
G
And... Um...
G7
Well... Err...
F#
Door hinge?
F#7
No, no...
N.C.
Guess the song's over, then.
N.C.
Guess so.
N.C.
Okay, back to work.
Bm
Well gee. I feel a little guilty, now.