Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge (+Lyrics)

LYRICS:

Countless years ago while lost in barren seas
There whispered murmurs of a bloody mutiny
We took up arms and slayed the officers of rank
And with swords drawn
Made the captain walk the plank

And as he fell down to the depths
He swore a deadly curse
"As sure as hell's my final fate
You'll all soon die, or worse"
Now as we stand before the gallows
Waiting for the end
I'll say these final words my friend

[Chorus:]
# At sunrise we'll all dance the hempen jig*
# So raise up your pint of rum
# and take another swig
# The curse of Captain Morgan
# has led us to this fate
# So have no fear, and don't look back,
# the afterlife awaits

We returned to port with sorrow in our chests
An evil shadow followed us on every quest
Never to feel joy again was our fate
Only misery and death, fear and burning hate

We broke the law, betrayed the code
Now time is running out
An unforgivable offence
Of that there is no doubt
Now as we stand before the gallows
Waiting for the end
I'll say these final words my friend

[Chorus]

Many years have passed now
Yet the curse still lives on
And now we rot in a black prison cell
Waiting for our true calling in hell

But for the lives we leave behind
Don't shed a tear, don't cry
The only way to break this curse
Is for us all to die
Now as we stand before the gallows
Waiting for the end
I'll say these final words my friend

[Chorus]

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*)To dance the hempen jig =
= To be hanged. An old pirate term.
(Rope was often made of hemp fibers)

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• alestorm
• captain
• morgan
• revenge
• scottish
• pirate
• metal

[Deadlok3]

That pic is freakin awesome. Did you make it yourself? I can't find it on Google Images D: Oh yeah, ALESTORM FOR LIFE! YAR HAR HAR!!!

[TrollMead]

@Deadlok3

It's the back print of a shirt. I just took a picture of it and added it to the song. :D

[craigm1995]

amazin song

[joostje01]

5:40-5:47: my favorite part! XD

[BettoBode]

EPIC CHORUS!

[morsmanal]

my bro told me about alestorm. im glad he did. i have this on my ipod. ALESTORM ARE BAD ASS

[Deadlok3]

@TrollMead Gotcha. I need to find that pic haha xD

[joostje01]

makes you wanna grab a cutlass, round up a crew and go pillage some stuff XD

[GisleAune]

arrsome!

[runenerdsftw]

Epic