PhilipR Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Me mates an I always been partial to "The Bristol Channel Jamboree" performed by The Pyrates Royale when we be headin' out. Then one wes start ta drinkin' tis time for The Pyrates Royale's "Drink A Rum". 'Course anything by The Pryates Royale be great for sailin' or drinkin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorien_stormfeather Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Here's my personal Favorite by Captain Bogg and Salty- PegLeg Tango album www.eatalime.com Scallywag written by- Andy Lindberg I’m a Scallywag Pinching your purse That is my bag I’m a Scallywag I’m a Scallywag Pinching your purse That is my bag I’m a Scallywag Tell ‘em boys He’s a Scallywag Pinching your purse That is his bag He’s a Scallywag I’ve my hand in your pocket We meet in the market I’m off with your coins in a flash While your scanning the faces The men all around you I’m off in the pub with your cash I’m nice smiling faces And nice friendly places And offer a tankard of ale You wait with your feet tied To find you’ve been shanghaied And face to face with a whale I’m a Scallywag Pinching your purse That is my bag I’m a Scallywag Boys He’s a Scallywag Pinching your purse That is his bag He’s a Scallywag Mother always told me to my own self be true Mother always told me the right thing I should do But mother never told me about easy marks like you I’m a Scallywag Pinching your purse That is my bag I’m a Scallywag I’m perfectly willing to lend you a shilling And offer a very good rate But if you delay me because you can’t pay me You’ll end your days in a crate When sharing the fortune I’ll offer you fifty, and fifty to share with a smile But soon you’ll be whiling your every free hour marooned on a desolate isle ~Instrumental~ I’m a Scallywag Pinching your purse That is my bag I’m a Scallywag Tulémond I’m a Scallywag / He’s a Scallywag Pinching your purse / Pinching your purse That is my bag / That is his bag I’m a Scallywag / He’s a Scallywag Mother always told me to my own self be true Mother always told me the right thing I should do But mother never told me about easy marks like you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hearted Pearl Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Me current favorite is "The Last Shanty" by Tom Lewis. It blends me modern day sailing with the AZ Yacht Club with me piratin at the sea festivals. The Last Shanty by Tom Lewis M' father often told me, when I was just a lad, A sailor's life was very hard, the food was always bad, But now I've joined the navy, I'm on board a man-o-war, And now I find a sailor ain't a sailor any more! chorus Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast, If you see a sailing-ship it might be your last, Get your civvies ready for another run ashore, A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor any more! The 'killick' of our mess, he says we've had it soft, It wasn't like this in his day, when he was up aloft, We like our bunks and sleeping bags but what's a hammock for? Swinging from the deckhead or lying on the floor? chorus They gave us an engine that first went up and down, Then with more technology the engine went around, We're good with steam and diesel but what's a mainyard for? A stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel any more! chorus They gave us an Aldis Lamp, we can do it right, They gave us a radio, we signal day and night, We know our codes and ciphers but what's a 'sema' for? A 'bunting-tosser' doesn't toss the bunting any more! chorus They gave us a radar set to pierce the fog and gloom, So now the lookout's sitting in a tiny darkened room, Loran does navigation the Sonar says how deep, The Jimmy's 3 sheets to the wind, the Skipper's fast asleep. chorus Two cans of beer a day, that's your bleeding lot! But now we gets an extra one because they stopped The Tot, So, we'll put on our civvy-clothes and find a pub ashore, A sailor's still a sailor, just like he was before! chorus ~Black Hearted Pearl The optimist expects the wind. The pessimist complains about the wind. The realist adjusts the sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slopmaker Cripps Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 My personal favourite is "Captain Barton's Distress on the Lichfield." Cheers, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Matt Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 What? No "Seek & Destroy". Maybe that's more for pre-pillaging! I like "PinaColadaBurg" from Bill Paxton's 'Coconut Pete' character on Club Dread Son of a son of a *%&$!...mother mother *&%$! Damn funny flick! You will be flogged. And God willing, come morning, you will be flogged some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyp The Blood Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Hullo all. I've oft' visited this forum, but only just signed aboard. When a-visitin', I'd seen some of my own personal favorite piratey/seafarin' tunes listed here, but some others I hadn't. I thought I'd offer 'em up in case I could turn anyone on to something maybe they hain't heard. "Gyp the Blood" by Marc Almond (Hence my screen name) "A Salty Dog" by Marc Almond (The Procul Harum song, not to be confused with "Salty Dog" by Floggy Molly, tho' I like that'n too) "Tobacco Island" by Floggy Molly "A Cautionary Song" and "The Mariner's Revenge Song" by The Decemberists Pirate Jenny by ... pretty much anyone, though I especially like Marianne Faithfull's version "Pirate Ships" by Robert Smith (I haven't hard the original Wendy Waldman version, but I like this one) "Weird Beard" by Mad Caddies "Press Gang" by Murder City Devils "Jolly Roger" by Adam & The Ants (But only if you can stand pure 80's cheesy poppy-ness. That's not a judgement, just a description. Myself, I actually happen to like 80's cheesy poppy-ness.) "A Pirate's Life" from Disney's Peter Pan (I know I've seen "A Professional Pirate" from Muppet Treasure Island in the forums, but never this one. Travesty.) "Yo, Ho! (A Pirate's Life For Me)" from Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribben ride (OK, this one I know has been posted before, but I just had to list it again, since it's probably the first piratey song I can remember hearing. And you just never forget your first.) Well, those are some of my favorites that I didn't think I'd seen posted on here before. O'course I coulda just missed seeing them. Hopefully my list isn't just a bunch of rehashing and there's something new y'all may not know but might like. Cheers. Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H.L. Mencken Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates. -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosun Carmina Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 I think me favorite would be All For Me Grog! We got to see The Bilge Pumps perform this at the Louisiana Ren Faire, and were hilarious! It's on one of their cd's, their Greatest Hits cd, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratelass Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 i haFires me a lilst of favorites too Fireship Down Among the Dead Men, Drunken Sailor, yo HO A pirates*s life for Me , Whale of a Tale, The pyrates Royale Bawdy Version of Blow the Man Down. Don*t Sail There, Wild Goose, that song About a hellsip called the Abigail, Whisky yo , oh good ale and Old Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Loreley Merrily we sailed along, Though the waves were plenty strong, Down the twisting river Rhine Following a song... Legend's faded storyline Tried to warn us all - Oh, they called her "Loreley" Careful, or you'll fall... Oh, the stories we were told, Quite a vision to behold! Mysteries of the seas in her eyes of gold... Laying on the silver stone, such a lonely sight. Barnacles become a throne, My poor Loreley... And the winds would cry, and many men would die. And all the waves would bow down to the Loreley... And the winds would cry, and many men would die. And all the waves would bow down to the Loreley... You would not believe your eyes, how a voice could hypnotize. Promises are only lies from Loreley In a shade of mossy green, seashell in her hand, She was born the River Queen, ne'er to grace the land... And the winds would cry, and many men would die. And all the waves would bow down to the Loreley... And the winds would cry, and many men would die. And all the waves would bow down to the Loreley... Oh, the song of Loreley Charms the moon right from the sky... She will get inside your mind, lovely Loreley... When she cries "Be with me until the end of time" You know you will ever be with your Loreley... And the winds would cry, and many men would die. And all the waves would bow down to the Loreley... And the winds would cry, and many men would die. And all the waves would bow down to the Loreley... And the winds would cry, and many men would die. And all the waves would bow down to the Loreley... Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeskellington Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Mad Caddies - Weird Beard the night was dark the seas were rough the port lay straight ahead the booze ran out the men grew tired and this is what they said: "captain if you cannot find a place to set her down then you'll be sleeping right along with this vessel in the ground" well the jolly roger pulled through and made it to the land we disembarked went into town with vengence in our hand the children cried the woman sight the men just turn their heads so with a smile we chated loud and this is what we said "ooohhoooh raise'em in the air we'll knock you up and slap you down and never seem to care ooohooohh another one for me cause we're the filthy vermin that will set you people free" with nothing left for us to drink the night was winding down but still the girls kept swaggering and still hanging around oh! mister can you tell me where i can find a man the only thing that you will find is the back side of my hand! ooohhoooh raise'em in the air we'll knock you up and slap you down and never seem to care ooohooohh another one for me cause we're the filthy vermin that will set you people free" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTom Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Let's not leave out "Derelict" (aka "Fifteen Men" aka "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle o' Rum") I'm partial to Skip Henderson's rendition. Also, "Billy Bones" by Skip Henderson. A most excellent bit of pyratical atmosphere. (We'll overlook the fact that Wm. Bones died apparently of apoplexy in the Admiral Benbow Inn, and was never available to address in sand-strewn, sun-bleached, skeletal form. It's still a hell of a song.) But I vote for "Whale of a Tale!" I was rolling in the aisles when William Red Wake brought it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaWolf_Bjärn Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Shores of Vinland-Doomsword, its all about pirates born to sail the seas. Hail to the Hammer-Týr Ten Wild Dogs-Týr Land of Ice-Running Wild Uuvu Oravan Luu-Tenhi Seawolf-Bathory The Immigrant Song-Led Zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall Mike Bismuth van der Bulge Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Arr, iffin ye don't mind, I'ma gonna be puttin' Running Wild stuff separate from the other songs. Tortuga Bay - Running Wild (Fuckin' fast, mateys. Can't not put 'er 'ere.) Chains And Leather - Running Wild The Rivalry - Running Wild Soul Vampires - Running Wild Treasure Island - Running Wild Treasure Galley - Running Wild An' now th'rest of it, me hearties. Balls To The Wall - Accept Son Of A Bitch - Accept Space Pirates - Alice Cooper Just A Little - ARK (Not "The Ark", ARK) Sky's The Limit - Authority Zero Victory? - Cockrasher (Korean punk, bitches. Arr.) Morte aos Ciquelistas - Comme Restus Life On Mars - David Bowie Gute Reise - Die Toten Hosen Zehn kleine Jägermeister - Die Toten Hosen Holy Diver - Dio Through The Fire And Flames - Dragonforce I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore - Gilbert and Sullivan Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin Neptune, The Mystic - Gustav Holst Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity - Gustav Holst Third Reich From The Sun - Hanzel und Gretyl It's Cool - Instant Funk Starlight's Fury - Jag Panzer (Though the vocals be suckin'.) Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii - JBO Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Crimson Rider - Masterplan Badlands - Metal Church Rock With You - Michael Jackson Martini Built For Two - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Purple Rain - Prince Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon - Queen Sign Of The Time - Queensrÿche Steelgods Of The Last Apocalypse - Rhapsody Mr. Bojangles - Sammy Davis Jr. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions The Attitude Song - Steve Vai Lost - Visions of Atlantis Blind In Texas - W.A.S.P. Arpeggios From Hell - Yngwie Malmsteen Far Beyond The Sun - Yngwie Malmsteen Arr, I be knowin'; quite a few sailin' songs, an' half of it don't be fittin' in thar (especially Jacko o'er there). But t'ain't surprisin' considerin' that I be havin' almost five days worth o' music an' given me uniqueness among me roguish peers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond, the Gaoler Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Me, personally, like just about anything from The Bilge Pumps. The Sailor's Prayer The Dark Lady The Smuggler's Song Johnny Jump Up Leaver Her Johnny ------just too many to name------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Handed Jill Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Skip Henderson's versions tend to be the best ones - IMHO. There are so many great shanties; I'm also partial to Scottish songs as well. A short list: Barrett's Privateers Henry Martin The Handsome Cabin Boy The Destroyer Song Whiskey in the Jar Sugar in the Hold I'm a Rover, Seldom Sober Bonnie Dundee Mariner's Revenge Song Skye Boat Song Wild Rover Johnny Cope The Old Black Rum The Plank General Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Bo of the WTF co. Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Not pyratey at all, but Mainstreet by Bob Seger and Silver Bullet gets me feelin like feelin good with me missus every time. Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond, part 1, is another tune to keep time/ rythym with as well... :) Capt. Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarr harr Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Garr! ride the lighnin' metallica be a very good album! Also: Opeth-Ghost reveries, sometimes makes me feel like i be at sea But me favourite song tha' makes me feel warm inside is probably Cannibal Corpse: Infinate misery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagjoe Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 A Pirate Looks at Forty -Because it'sme, I'm 40, in the middle of a major career change, and want to go back to sea. Son of a Son of A Sailor -Great to get in the sailing mood. Riders on the Storm -Try playing it while slugging your way through 30 footers in the gray North Atlantic...perfect. Pirates Who Don't Do Anything -I dare you not to laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hester Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 "Song to the Siren", by Tim Buckley (terrific covers by This Mortal Coil and James Yorkston too) "The Hook" by Stephen Malkmus "Pirate's Life" by The Vandals "Return to Pirates" by Mary Timony "Tomblands" by The Libertines "The Last Pirate Standing" by Agent 51 "Pirate Ship" by the Mighty, Mighty Bosstones "The Ship Song" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "Shiver Me Timbers" and "Hoist that Rag" by Tom Waits "Last Saskatchewan River Pirate" by Captain Tractor "Fight for your Right to Plunder" by the Scurvy Pirates (a hilarious parody of the Beastie Boys "Fight for your Right to Party") "I am the Pirate King" by Gilbert & Sullivan (especially as sung by Kevin Kline): Cheers, Hester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Seven Deadly Sins By Flogging Molly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hester Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 "Northwest Passage" by the late Stan Rogers. Chorus: Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea; Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage And make a Northwest Passage to the sea. Westward from the Davis Strait 'tis there 'twas said to lie The sea route to the Orient for which so many died; Seeking gold and glory, leaving weathered, broken bones And a long-forgotten lonely cairn of stones. I think it should become the new national anthem here in Canada -- 'specially if global warming continues at this pace and them damned Yanqui-boats keep encroaching on our territorial waters: http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/northwest-passage/ The story of the doomed Franklin expedition is quite a romantic chapter in maritime history, as is the grail-like quest to find the remains of the ships and crew: http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/specialfe...ion/default.asp http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ind...s=A1ARTA0003031 Cheers, Hester ... who gets shivers everytime she hears the song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hester Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Blue - Joni Mitchell Blue, songs are like tattoos You know I've been to sea before Crown and anchor me Or let me sail away Hey blue, here is a song for you Ink on a pin Underneath the skin An empty space to fill in Well there are so many sinking now You've got to keep thinking You can make it through these waves Acid, booze, and ass Needles, guns, and grass Lots of laughs, lots of laughs Everybody's saying that hell's the hippest way to go Well I don't think so But I'm gonna take a look around it though Blue, I love you Blue, here is a shell for you Inside you'll hear a sigh A foggy lullaby There is your song from me I only have this album on stretched cassette tape. I need to replace it with the CD version. Cheers, Hester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hester Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Neko Case, "Maybe Sparrow" Maybe sparrow you should wait The hawk's alight till morning You'll never pass beyond the gate If you don't hear my warning Notes are hung so effortless With the rise and fall of sparrow's breast It's a drowning dive and back to the chorus La di da di da di da La di da di da di da Oh my sparrow it's too late Your body limp beneath my feet Your dusty eyes cold as clay You didn't hear my warning Maybe sparrow it's too late Moonlight glanced off metal wings In a thunderstorm above the clouds The engine hums a sparrow's phrase For those who cannot hear the words For those who will not hear the words For those who will not hear the words La di da di da di da La di da di da di da Maybe sparrow Maybe sparrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 "Last Saskatchewan River Pirate" by Captain Tractor http://www.captaintractor.com/media/The%20...wan%20Pirat.mp3 Dances for nickels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateSSe Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I get all lost in a dreamworld with "Golden Brown" by the Stranglers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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