Fifteen Men (Bottle of Rum) - Original Version

The most realistic and accurate version of this all-time pirate tune. Forget POTC.

The song is subtitled, so you can sing it in your nights at sea!

This is from the Roger Wagner Chorale recording of Sea Chantys. Capitol record number P3462 of 1959. Harve Presnell is the soloist. Thanks to IUFTR for the info and sorry for my big mistake.

As you will know, the song is based on the lyrics by R.L. Stevenson's Treasure Island, one of the greatest novels ever written. I think this version captures its essence, and because of it I say it's the most realistic and accurate version (for me).

Stevenson is one of my favourite writers. From The Master of Ballantrae and The Wrecker, his horror literature as The Body Snatcher or Markheim, to his travel books as The Silverado Squatters. I have ALL his works published in Spain! ;)

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[Dean Novelli]

Thumps up if your listening to this with a bottle of Captain Morgan in your hand, AYE!.

[Yinepuhotep]

With all the GOOD rums out there, why settle for Captain Morgan?

[AngloArabo1]

Yo-ho-ho! ;)

[WPUpioneer]

the origins of this song are actually very interesting. "Dead man's chest" is actually referring to an island in the caribbean called Dead Chest Island off the coast of Tortola.. apparently Blackbeard would maroon guys there that pissed him off leaving them only with their cutlass and a bottle of rum to survive off of...

[Ian Reddin]

Why are we Pirates?.... Because we arrrrrrrre!

[darkservantofheaven]

damn, I have Dos Eckis

[Adittzkii15th]

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag anyone :D

[FormerThumper]

or sailor Jerry?

[savage642]

by 'lookouts' they mean portholes, or when referring to humans, they mean their eyes, their eyes were 'clapped' to heaven, by 'clapped' they mean facing. which way does the dead face? they face upward, thus, their eyes were facing upward to the heavens when they were found

[savage642]

Goddam, this song gets me in such a piratey mood, anyone know what kind of instruments were probably used in this song? I know hands down there's accordion but I don't know what else, if any

[TiggitNeko]

Clapped as in Clapped eyes on, I beleive is what was meant

[Warlord795]

If nobody gets what the song is about Rumor has it blackbeard (notoriouse) pirate marooned 15 of his crew mates for planning a mutiny. He stranded them on an island nicknamed "dead chest iland" ang gave each of them 2 things; a pistol (with 1 shot) and a bottle of rum. He left them stranded until returning several weeks later. He found all the crew dead and all the rum drank.