Pirates didn't have ipads, they had eye patches. Too bad you can't sneak in "Teach Me Tonight" Some current tavern songs would be a good bet. Check out where and how Blackbeard spent his youth and figure out songs he might have grown up with and might have sung to himself. There were shore songs collected from sailors and they probably had one among the crew that would've been looked to entertain and others who were singled out for certain favored songs, as all who wanted to sing in off hours might have tried a song or two and had a special piece, just like in a pub. Maybe one crew member knew some sentimental songs that made them think of home amidst any tall tales and swaggering pub fare.
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