Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge

Band: Alestorm (aka: Battleheart, but not any more)
Song: Captain Morgan's Revenge
Sub-Genre: Pirate Metal

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

But 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

At sunrise we will dance the hempen jig
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
The curse of Captain Morgan has lead 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
Oh, 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

At sunrise we will dance the hempen jig
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
The curse of Captain Morgan has lead us to this fate
So have no fear and don't look back
The afterlife awaits!

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..

At sunrise we will dance the hempen jig
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
The curse of Captain Morgan has lead us to this fate
So have no fear and don't look back
The afterlife awaits!

At sunrise we will dance the hempen jig
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
The curse of Captain Morgan has lead us to this fate
So have no fear and don't look back
The afterlife awaits!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• captain
• morgan
• morgans
• morgan's
• revenge
• alestorm
• battleheart
• squire
• of
• fire
• squireoffire

[metalheadjosh16]

is " Dance and then we'll jig"

[SquireofFire]

@metalheadjosh16 its "dance the hempen jig". pls read the comments cos this has already been discussed.

[DarkStar36]

I'm not sure the lyric is: "At sunrise we will dance the hempin jig"

Like that it doesnt make any sense. For it to make sense, "hempen" would have to be changed to "rampant", "lament" or "lambent". Personally i'm leaning towards "lambent"...

[SquireofFire]

@DarkStar36 sry i mispelled hempen. dance the hempen jig is a pirate term to be hanged by the neck until dead. the hempen jig was the dance of death at the end of the hangman's hemp rope.

[SoOthersMayLive94]

@metalheadjosh16 How the hell does it even sound like Dance and then We'll jig?

[qwexas]

"YET the curse STILL lives ON" is redundant.

Yet, the curse lives.

The curse still lives.

The curse lives on.

Although however but yet, I still continue on to enjoy the song!

[Patrioticman]

@WeBeDippers I realized that after I read further down the comments and did my own research. Was tired and did what I usually don't and comment before reading oops

[WeBeDippers]

@Patrioticman the hempen jig was the dance of death at the end of the hangman's hemp rope.

[Patrioticman]

@SquireofFire I am just curious what is the hempin jig?

[TheSquizzlet]

The chorus to this song... Is one of the only that I, no matter how had I try, have to sing along to. It's so amazingly fluent and just all 'round amazing.

[PwkillaESS]

Alestorm, lol, I prefer waffle beer storm :D

[kebabuk]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!

[REXORL2]

@sumbudd11 yeh ... they rules !!!!!

[TheNejaHead]

Got a little Captain in you ?!