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about
This song was inspired by a general love of pirate folklore having grown up around a bunch of pirate descendants on Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. While taking some jabs at still commonly held superstitions such as bringing bananas on board a ship, creating bad luck, I jokingly suggest healthy eating to prevent scurvy. I also pulled from experiences teaching my little nieces about safety on board, and respecting the captain of a ship, even if it’s just a fourteen foot aluminum john boat with Uncle Jason. I had sat on the original guitar melody for a long time hoping to make a more serious song out of it, but in the end it seemed to fit the theme especially after creating some boot stomps and chain slaps down on my dock for some background percussion.
lyrics
It’s hard to be a pirate
Always on the run
It’s hard to be a workin’
All day in the sun
But one thing makes it worth it
I get to live upon the sea
Storms may come
We may run out of rum
The Captain may say,
“Ye walk the plank!”
To be a buccaneer
You gotta be real tough
When the seas get too big
And the waves get too rough
Tighten up the lines
And prove you’re worth your salt
Storms may come
We may run out of rum
The Captain may say,
“Ye walk the plank!”
You may get scurvy, from a lack of vitamin C.
Your luck may run out while you’re moored,
Cause you brought bananas on board.
No more treasure or booty.
Now the ship is now lost at sea
The crew begins a mutiny…It’s harrrrrrrrrd to be a pirate!
Now I’m the captain
Of this here ship,
And I make all the rules like,
Wear your life jacket
Hoist the sails! We’re heading back out to sea!
I said hoist the sails! We’re heading back out to sea!
credits
from Sea Songs For LIttle Pirates,
released October 28, 2018
Jason Andre – Vocals, pirate voices , electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, boots and chains
Allan Upham – Bass and pirate voices
Ben Sciance – Drums and pirate voices
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