Here's a Treasure Island 'prequel'song which I wrote a couple of years ago as an introductory, ghost song for a play performance of Treasure Island. Owing to it's very specific performance reference it has only ever had one outing but maybe someone else might find a use for it ?


Treasure Island –The Prequel

Tune- Captain Kidd



Oh my name was Captain Flint,
As I sailed, as I sailed,
Oh my name was Captain Flint,
As I sailed,
My name was Captain Flint,
But my money was all spent,
So a-pirating I went,
As I sailed, as I sailed.

Other pirates joined my crew,
As I sailed, as I sailed,
Other pirates joined my crew,
As I sailed,
Other pirates joined my crew,
Long John Silver and Blind Pew,
Billy Bones and Ben Gunn too,
As I sailed, as I sailed.

When a merchant ship went by,
As I sailed, as I sailed,
When a merchant ship went by,
As I sailed,
When a merchant ship went by,
With my cannon I'd let fly,
Saying Give up now or you die,
As I sailed, as I sailed.

With my pistol and my sword,
As I sailed, as I sailed,
With my pistol and my sword,
As I sailed,
With my pistol and my sword,
I soon gained a treasure hoard,
Far too much to keep on board,
As I sailed, as I sailed.

So I searched to find an isle,
As I sailed, as I sailed,
I searched to find an isle,
As I sailed,
I searched to find an isle,
There to hide my treasure pile,
Safely buried for a while ,
As I sailed, as I sailed.

I'd a map to mark the spot,
As I sailed, as I sailed,
I'd a map to mark the spot,
As I sailed,
I'd a map to mark the spot,
But my crew, the scurvy lot,
Stole the map and left me shot,
As they sailed, as they sailed


Now good people lend an ear,
As I sail, as I sail,
Now good people lend an ear,
As I sail,
Now good people lend an ear,
And the sequel you shall hear,
While my ghost will disappear,
As I sail, as I sail.