Pirate Song (Live)
Alestorm"Pirate Song (Live)" is a song by Alestorm, released in 2013 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:11 long and contains 82 lines and 491 words.
0:23Though you see me now
0:24The mere ghost of a man
0:26I once had the heart of a lion
0:29Commanding my ship
0:30Between many a shore
0:31The ol' Jolly Roger a-flyin'
0:34Mine was a name that put fear into men
0:37And regret into plenty o' lasses
0:40Lo how I wish I could take back those days
0:43As I stare at these empty beer glasses
0:45I think of the times past when I had it all
0:48I toyed with men's wives and their daughters
0:50And in my pursuit of this ill-gotten wealth
0:54I stabbed and I slashed and I slaughtered
0:57And for what (HEY )
0:58The men that I've fought
0:59Are matched by the number
1:01Of women I've bought
1:02And for what (HEY )
1:04I've killed and I've shot
1:05And reddened the cold tears
1:07Of children with blood
1:08And if I could go back and
1:10Make my amends
1:10I'd make all those mistakes again
1:14And kill every last one of those
1:16Bastards my friend
1:39My ship was the last sight
1:41That many would see
1:42As we narrowed the gap with our quarry
1:44Sound of the cannons and splintering wood
1:47Did herald our pass into glory
1:50We seized all the bounty
1:52And scuppered the ship
1:53Our hearts hadn't time for no wounded
1:55I took my share and the crew got the rest
1:59And on into port we did bound it
2:02Life has many pleasures and we had our fill
2:04Of food and of wenches and beer
2:07When we tired of the port
2:09Or had drunken it dry
2:10The time to set sail had come near
2:13And for what (HEY )
2:15We heed no law
2:16The other man suffers
2:17So we can have more
2:19And for what (HEY )
2:20We lived every day
2:21The noose of the hangman
2:23A hairsbreadth away
2:24And if I could go back
2:26And make my amends
2:27I'd make all those mistakes again
2:30And kill every last one of
2:32Those bastards my friend
3:19Oh I have seen wonders
3:20You never have dreamed
3:21And taken my fair share I must say
3:24Holds full of booty I happily seized
3:27From crews who would not see a new day
3:29Spanish gold came and went
3:31And gemstones were sold
3:32And I knew more lay on the horizon
3:35Yet the beer was too good
3:37And gals were too sweet
3:38And now in my old age it's gone
3:41These memories were bought
3:42With the lives of good men
3:44A price that I paid without scruple
3:46So many so suffered so I could get drunk
3:49And swagger from brothel to brothel
3:52Now for what (HEY )
3:54It's been many years
3:55The screams of the vanquished
3:57Still ring in my ears
3:58But for what (HEY )
4:00I've blood on my hands
4:01I wait for my place in the halls of the damned
4:04And if I could go back and make my amends
4:07I'd make all those mistakes again
4:09I'd kill every last one of
4:11Those bastards my friends
Though you see me now The mere ghost of a man I once had the heart of a lion Commanding my ship Between many a shore The ol' Jolly Roger a-flyin' Mine was a name that put fear into men And regret into plenty o' lasses Lo how I wish I could take back those days As I stare at these empty beer glasses I think of the times past when I had it all I toyed with men's wives and their daughters And in my pursuit of this ill-gotten wealth I stabbed and I slashed and I slaughtered And for what (HEY ) The men that I've fought Are matched by the number Of women I've bought And for what (HEY ) I've killed and I've shot And reddened the cold tears Of children with blood And if I could go back and Make my amends I'd make all those mistakes again And kill every last one of those Bastards my friend My ship was the last sight That many would see As we narrowed the gap with our quarry Sound of the cannons and splintering wood Did herald our pass into glory We seized all the bounty And scuppered the ship Our hearts hadn't time for no wounded I took my share and the crew got the rest And on into port we did bound it Life has many pleasures and we had our fill Of food and of wenches and beer When we tired of the port Or had drunken it dry The time to set sail had come near And for what (HEY ) We heed no law The other man suffers So we can have more And for what (HEY ) We lived every day The noose of the hangman A hairsbreadth away And if I could go back And make my amends I'd make all those mistakes again And kill every last one of Those bastards my friend Oh I have seen wonders You never have dreamed And taken my fair share I must say Holds full of booty I happily seized From crews who would not see a new day Spanish gold came and went And gemstones were sold And I knew more lay on the horizon Yet the beer was too good And gals were too sweet And now in my old age it's gone These memories were bought With the lives of good men A price that I paid without scruple So many so suffered so I could get drunk And swagger from brothel to brothel Now for what (HEY ) It's been many years The screams of the vanquished Still ring in my ears But for what (HEY ) I've blood on my hands I wait for my place in the halls of the damned And if I could go back and make my amends I'd make all those mistakes again I'd kill every last one of Those bastards my friends
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