Song Title: A Drunken Pyrate's Hymn

Music by: Day of the Zombie, i.e. D.M. Blackthorn, Professor Plague, "Dead" Ben "Carleton", Spud[liminal] Yahooti, the Infamous Dangerous Sociopath.

Lyrics by: Day of the Zombie

Meter / Style: Waltz

Story: A Drunken Pirate’s Hymn was written in a mead inspired late night jam session by the musical cast of the Day of the Zombie. Mead provided by Reverend Jim of the First Church of the Great Green Frog, Oz Haus Breweries, and Plague Water Brewing Collective. Background vocals by THAT Damned Band and Jackie.

Lyrics:

Now listen, ye land lubbin’ retches –
and fill yer cups past the rim –
to tales of high adventure, a drunken pyrate’s hymn!

with ROBBING! Robbing the wealthy!
And LOOTING! Looting the stores!
DRINKING! The cup never ending!
And WENCHING! We’re all such sweet whores!

And it’s ARR, ARR, ARR MATEY, ARR! It’s the Pyrate’s life for me!
The BOOTY, the GROG, livin’ HIGH on the HOG –
and sailin’ over the sea! Yes, sailing over the sea!

Now, grab up seven buckets, and fill ‘em with blood
for we’re out to paint this town red!
and after we’ve emptied those pails,
we’ll drink from the ales of the dead!

and let me tell you of a violent sport, assailing the cargoes of kings!
For Coca, Nutmeg, and sweet Cardamon we KILL, we KILL and we BLEED!
and it’s ARR, ARR, ARR, MATEY, ARR! It’s the pyrate’s life for me!
The BOOTY, the GROG! Livin’ HIGH on the HOG –
and sailin’ over the sea! Yes, sailing over the sea!

I once knew me a cabin boy, lean, hard, and strong, but who never tasted the grog!
Until one day he went to the tavern to drink, and now he’s singin’ this song!
And he’s down with the

ROBBING! Robbing the wealthy! And LOOTING! Looting the stores!
DRINKING! The cup never ending! And WENCHING! We’re all such sweet whores!
And it’s ARR, ARR, ARR MATEY, ARR! It’s the Pyrate’s life for me!
The BOOTY, the GROG, livin’ HIGH on the HOG –
and sailin’ over the sea! Yes, sailing over the sea!

[fin]

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