The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #88761   Message #1668012
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
14-Feb-06 - 07:05 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: writing a pirate song for kids
Subject: Lyr Add: PACK O' PIRATES (John Warner)
John Warner (occasional Mudcatter Jack Halyard) has a beauty -

John is a childcare worker & sings this song at work & on any occasion he works with kids. I don't know the tune, but you could PM JennyO to get the answer.

Pack of Pirates c. 11/10/96 from his 1998 CD of the same name

We're a pack of pirates, what are we?
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!
Rattling aroud on a rolling sea,
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!
Patches on our eyes, big black hats
Cannon, cutlasses and yellow-eyed cats
Heave her up and away we go!
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!

We've a great, fat ship with room in the hold
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!
For plunder, prisoners, silver and gold
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!
If there's no gold in the loot we take,
We'll have lemonade and a chololate cake
Heave her up and away we go!
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!

Under the Harbour Bridge we sail
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!
The Skull and Crossbones at our tail
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!
We'll bombard a ferry or two
With water bombs full of paint and glue
Heaver her up and away we go!
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!

Out through the Heads in our pirate barque
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!
Followed by a string of hungry shark
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!
Mean black fins follow in our wake
I wonder if sharks like chocolate cake?
Heave her up and away we go!
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!

Don't we look such a scurvy crew?
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!
Covered in chocolate, paint and glue
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!
Didn't we have such a lovely day?
Won't Mum have a few things to say?
Heave her up and away wew go!
Pirates, Pirates, yo ho ho!