Heigh ho me hearties! Hoist the jolly roger thar be a song I wants ye to sing!
Oh, I like to be a pirate, a pirate's life for me.
All my friends are pirates and they sail the big blue sea.
I've got a jolly roger, it's a black and white and vast.
So get out of your skull and crossbones
and I'll run it up your mast.
With a yo-ho-ho and a ah-ha-ha and a hee-hee-ha-ha-ho.
A yo-ho-ho and a ya-ha-ha and a yum-yum jum-jum-jum.
I've got a jolly roger, it's a black and white and vast.
So get out of your skull and crossbones
I'll run it up your mast.
All together!
I like to be a pirate, a pirate's life for me.
And all my friends are pirates and sail the big blue Sea.
Got a jolly roger, it's a black and white and vast.
So get out of your skull and crossbones
I'll run it up your mast.
Oo-ee!
With a yo-ho-ho and a ah-ha-ha and a hee-hee-ha-ha-ho.
A yo-ho-ho and a ya-ha-ha and a yum-yum jum-jum-jum.
I've got a jolly roger, it's a black and white and vast.
So get out of your skull and crossbones
I'll run it up your mast.
A one more time!
I like to be a pirate, a pirate's life for me.
And all my friends are pirates and they sail the big blue Sea.
Got a jolly roger, it's a black and white and vast.
So get out of your skull and crossbones
I'll run it up your mast.
Traditional pirate sea shanty Written by Master Bates and Seaman Staines.