The Pirate Shanty (Original Song)

CALLING ALL WORLDWIDE ADVENTURERS:

Write a verse, a line, or a few simple words to add to this humble shanty; send these lyrics to us in a private message; and we will include them as we see fit in future renditions!

Adventure on!

-W☠A


An original song from Worldwide Adventurers, as of Saturday, March fifth, MMXI, Anno Domini.

Stephen Charles Mallory[1] (second acoustic guitar - strummed; vocals), Luke Michael McCusker[2] (acoustic guitar - strummed, played with bow; vocals), and Bradley William Sparks[3] (coconut, chest - struck with sticks; bottle - struck with bag of coins) are Worldwide Adventurers.

LYRICS:

I am not a pirate, but I long to be,
Sailing by the stars across the seven seas;
Living with no earthly cares, my mates and me -
The envy of all worldly men who are not free.

A song to sing for beggars, a song to sing for saints;
A song to sing for wealthy men, all wrapped and bound in chains!
Our treasure's not in gold, or in our piety:
Our wealth is in an answered call, the longing of the sea!

Stormy oceans carry us to lands we've never known,
To mysteries and buried secrets from the tales of old.
So hoist the sail and raise the flag, we do not stop for night -
We'll ride the wild winds and waves until the morning's light!

In smuggler's caves and tavern halls, we live by no man's rules -
We fly the colors of the living, free and proud and true!
We set out on the ocean blue to escape tyranny;
We'll keep our merry hearts alive so long we roam the sea.

A man once walked along the shore, and called he out to me,
"I see you are a fisherman, a lover of the sea.
I know this world's a wretched place, but if you'll follow me
I'll take all of your burdens... and pirates we shall be!"

Yo-ho, yo-ho!

[1] http://www.youtube.com/thequester
[2] http://www.youtube.com/lukemichaelmccusker
[3] http://www.youtube.com/xeroxcape

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[davidjgriff]

Any chance you have an MP3 version available anywhere?

[WorldwideAdventurers]

@davidjgriff I've just put one up on Soundcloud for you. It's just the sound from this video, but that'll have to do for now. We will let you know in the future when we make a cleaner version. Thanks for your interest, and adventure on!

[WorldwideAdventurers]

@davidjgriff Oh, and I suppose you'd like the link. You can't post them in YouTube comments, so I will explain it. You want to type in "w w w. soundcloud. c o m/ lukemccusker/ the-pirate-shanty-as-of ". Clearly, just remove the spaces from that mess, and you should be right there. Enjoy.

[davidjgriff]

@WorldwideAdventurers Got it. Thanks much. I may take a crack at cleaning it up on my end if you don't mind :)

[WorldwideAdventurers]

@davidjgriff Feel free! Share it with your friends. Make a remix. Do whatever you want. Enjoy it.

[bluesman89666]

i want to sing this with me crew!!!! what chords are ye using in this song!?

[WorldwideAdventurers]

@bluesman89666 Here are the chords:

(Em)I am not a pirate but I (C)long (D)to (Em)be,

(C)Sailing by the (G)stars across the (G)se- (D)ven (Em) seas;

(Em)Living with no earthly cares, my (C)mates (D)and (Em)me, the

(C)Envy of all (G)worldly men who (G)are (D)not (Em)free.

Enjoy, and spread the adventure, matey!

[davidjgriff]

@WorldwideAdventurers Thanks much, but how would I go about finding it? I did a search for "The Pirate Shanty" and nothing recent came up. Also tried "WorldwideAdventurers" and got nada...

[bluesman89666]

@WorldwideAdventurers this song is wicked awesome mates!!!

[morgaineandsum]

i played the song along on a whistle XD worked out great.. like it :P yaay