- addRock the Plank
Rock the Plank
By RRR Carter © 2013 RRR Carter
From the album Pirate PaRRRty!
From north to south and east to west
We sail the world, ‘cause we’re the best
At longitude and latitude
We’ve got Pirate attitude
Gonna rock, rock, rock the plank
Gonna rock, rock, rock the plank
By the Outer Banks where Blackbeard sank
Gonna rock, rock, rock the plank
It’s two, four, seven, three, six, five
This calico cat has nine lives
At seven bells and eleven bells
Listen to our Pirate yells
Gonna rock, rock, rock the plank
Gonna rock, rock, rock the plank
By the Outer Banks where Blackbeard sank
Gonna rock, rock, rock the plank
From stem to stern and side to side
Better batten down, it’s quite a ride
Crow’s nest above, bilge rats below
Us Pirate Dogs will steal the show
Gonna rock, rock, rock the plank
Gonna rock, rock, rock the plank
By the Outer Banks where Blackbeard sank
Gonna rock, rock, rock the plank
Gonna rock, rock, rock the plank
Gonna rock, rock, rock the plank
By the Outer Banks where Blackbeard sank
Gonna rock, rock, rock
Knock, knock, knock
Rock, rock, rock the plank - addRow Yer Boat
Row Yer Boat
Trad. Music, Lyrics by RRR Carter © 2016 RRR Carter
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
Row yer boat, row yer boat, row yer boat
Row, row, row yer boat
Gently down the stream
Throw the pirate overboard
And listen to him scream!
“Say what?”
Row yer boat, row yer boat, row yer boat
Row, row, row yer boat
Gently down the stream
Throw the pirate overboard
And listen to him scream!
“Really?”
Row yer boat, row yer boat, row yer boat
Row, row, row yer boat
Gently down the stream
Throw the pirate overboard
And listen to him scream!
“HEY!”
Throw the pirate overboard
And listen to him scream!
“NOOOoooo!”
Is this the sculling crew or the skeleton crew?
Work those oars… or else…
Row me or they’ll throw me… AGAIN! - addSafe Harbor
Safe Harbor
By RRR Carter (c) RRR Carter 2013
From the album Pirate PaRRRty!
Sailing to a Safe Harbor
Safe House by the sea
The sun appears, the coast is clear
A peaceful place to be
Wherever you may roam
Like Ulysses in a poem
Let the lighthouse guide you home
Bring you to a Safe Harbor
Anchored safe and sound
The bay is calm all day long
A time to settle down
Wherever you may roam
Like Ulysses in a poem
Let the lighthouse guide you home
Take you to a Safe Harbor
A Safe Haven by the shore
A gentle breeze through the trees
A timeless place once more - addScarlett Maroon
Scarlett Maroon
By RRR Carter (c) RRR Carter 2016
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
Scarlett Maroon writes in her room
Her precious little place
Scarlett Maroon at half past noon
Decides to show her face
Scarlett Maroon stairs at the moon
And all of the stars up in space
She sails a pontoon
Through the lagoon
And pays a doubloon
To ride in a big red balloon
Scarlett Maroon dances on dunes
Beside the silver sea
Scarlett Maroon picks up a spoon
To take a taste of tea
Then Scarlett Maroon reads on a rune
The way that the future might be
She sails a pontoon
Through the lagoon
And pays a doubloon
To ride in a big red balloon
Scarlett Maroon sings a sad tune
A lonely lullaby
Scarlett Maroon sweeps with a broom
That she also uses to fly
Then Scarlett Maroon is gone too soon
She’s already said her goodbyes - addScottish Lochs and Florida Keys
Scottish Lochs and Florida Keys
By RRR Carter (c) RRR Carter 2016
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
Scottish Lochs and Florida Keys
Open up the world to me
Misty days and crystal seas
Let me see what I can be
Moors and swamps and glens and glades
I will go there unafraid
Scottish Lochs and Florida Keys
Open up the world to me
Highlands, Lowlands, in between
Show me each and every scene
Awake, asleep, or by a stream
May this be my lasting dream
Moors and swamps and glens and glades
I will go there unafraid
Scottish Lochs and Florida Keys
Open up the world to me - addScurvy Dog and Scaredy Cat
Scurvy Dog and Scaredy Cat
By RRR Carter © 2010 RRR Carter
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
Sailing on a ship out on the sea
Dog and Cat are keeping company
Scurvy Dog is friendly and Scaredy Cat is lonely
So Dog and Cat are keeping company
Scurvy Dog picked a tricky trick
“You play with a ball, I’ll fetch a stick,
They won’t know you’re scared or that I’m seasick
So, you play with a ball, I’ll fetch a stick”
Bow wow, me-ow, OWWW!
Scurvy Dog was Mate’s best friend
But Scaredy Cat wouldn’t even pretend
That Dog followed Mate from end to end
But Scaredy Cat wouldn’t even pretend
Bow wow, me-ow, OWWW!
Scaredy Cat said leave me alone
Scurvy Dog said “throw me a bone”
“I’m not in the mood” Scaredy Cat would moan
Still Scurvy Dog said “throw me a bone”
Bow wow, me-ow, OWWW!
Scurvy wore Miranda’s bananas
Scaredy wore the Cat’s Pajamas
They both wore Pirate patches and Pirate bandanas
Yeah, Scaredy wore the Cat’s Pajamas
Bow wow, me-ow, OWWW!
Sailing on a ship out on the sea
Dog and Cat are keeping company
Scurvy Dog is friendly and Scaredy Cat is lonely
So Dog and Cat are keeping company - addSee Me By The Sea
See Me By The Sea
By RRR Carter ©2019 RRR Carter
From the album Talk Like A Pirate
See me by the sea
That’s where I will be
Down along the shore
Where the boats are moored
The French they call the sea La Mer
Please come see me there
CHORUS:
See me by the sea
Please come be with me
Please come see me by the sea
See me by the sea
Beside the lazy trees
Bathing in the sun
Then on the beach we’ll run
Orange and peach will make a pear/pair
Please come see me there
See me by the sea
Please come be with me
Please come see me by the sea
See me by the sea
Where the wind is free
Waves there, we will meet
Swirling ‘round our feet
Laughing gulls without a care
Please come see me there
See me by the sea
Please come be with me
Please come see me by the sea
See me by the sea
Please come be with me
Please come see me by the sea - addSeven C’s
Seven C’s
By Ben Sage Neuhauser and RRR Carter (c) RRR Carter 2010
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!
Caspian, Caribbean, Baltic, and North
Black, Red, and Dead Seas, I don’t mean these
Oh to be a Friendly Pirate
You must know the Seven C’s
Seven words that we can live by
These seven if you please
There’s Courtesy, Compassion
And a bit of Courage too
With Cleanliness, and Cleverness
They’re good for me and you
Plus Cheerfulness and Charity
Now that makes Seven C’s
They’ll never fail to help you sail
Through life quite merrily!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven
Seven, six, five, four, three, two, one
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…
C’s can be really FUN!
There’s Courtesy, Compassion
And a bit of Courage too
With Cleanliness, and Cleverness
They’re good for me and you
Plus Cheerfulness and Charity
Now that makes Seven C’s
They’ll never fail to help you sail
Through life quite merrily!
Oh to be a Friendly Pirate
Oh to be a Friendly Pirate
You must know the Seven C’s
You must know your Seven C’s
… if you please! - addShark in the Dark
Shark in the Dark
By RRR Carter © 2016 RRR Carter
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
Shark in the Dark
Wonder what it’s gonna do
Shark in the Dark
You don’t even have a clue
Shark in the Dark
It’s searchin’ for a snack to chew
Shark in the Dark
It’s startin’ to get hungry too
When you see that fin
And a toothy grin
It’s a Shark in the Dark, boo-hoo
Shark in the Dark
It’s sneakin’ ‘round, out of sight
Shark in the Dark
Watch your left and watch your right
Shark in the Dark
It’s gotta get a little bite
Shark in the Dark
It’s workin’ up an appetite
When you see those eyes
… BIG SURPRISE
It’s a Shark in the Dark, quite a FRIGHT!
Shark in the Dark
Wonder what it’s gonna do
Shark in the Dark
You don’t even have a clue
Shark in the Dark
It’s searchin’ for a snack to chew
Shark in the Dark
It’s startin’ to get hungry too
When you see that fin
And a toothy grin
It’s a Shark in the Dark, boo-hoo
BOO! - addThe Ship Will Rock
The Ship Will Rock
By RRR Carter ©2019 RRR Carter
From the album Talk Like A Pirate
The deck’s a stage, we all have a role
A lighthouse light and a church bell’s toll
Well, bless the crew and bless my soul
The ship will rock and the sea will roll
The mainmast is lightning’s goal
We’ll lose our lunch and lose control
And ride the waves like a seahorse foal
The ship will rock and the sea will roll
CHORUS:
Up and down and round and round
To the rock and roll sound
Up and down and round and round
To the rock and roll sound
A hand is dealt, the dice are rolled
Now smell a rat and spot a mole
Then treachery will take its toll
The ship will rock and the sea will roll
A sailor man named King Crab Cole
They say he’s a scary old soul
And his first mate is a ten foot troll
The ship will rock and the sea will roll
Up and down and round and round
To the rock and roll sound
Up and down and round and round
To the rock and roll sound
The Earth will turn from pole to pole
Like a hurricane in a mixing bowl
From Coral Reefs to Muscle Shoals
The ship will rock and the sea will roll
Up and down and round and round
To the rock and roll sound
Up and down and round and round
To the rock and roll sound
Up and down and round
And round and round it goes
And where it stops, no one know
The ship will rock
The ship will rock
The ship will rock, rock, rock
ROCK! - addSilver Long Johns
Silver Long Johns
By RRR Carter © 2013 RRR Carter
From the album Pirate PaRRRty!
Silver Long Johns sails the sea for silver
When all the other pirates go for gold
Born with his very own silver spoon
To match his silver cereal bowl
Hi-o, yo-ho, hi-o Silver Longs Johns
A crusty, cranky Yankee Buccaneer
Oh, Silver has worn his silver long johns
Since that day of five and twenty years
Silver Long Johns sails to north and south poles
Most pirates bound for warmth, he’s bound for cold
But his clouds and clothes both have silver linings
To heat up his heart and warm his soul
Hi-o, yo-ho, hi-o Silver Longs Johns
A crusty, cranky Yankee Buccaneer
Oh, Silver has worn his silver long johns
Since that day of five and twenty years
Silver Long Johns sails the sea for good times
And not to fight those pirates brave and bold
He never needs to ever finish first
A second place silver medal is his goal
Hi-o, yo-ho, hi-o Silver Longs Johns
A crusty, cranky Yankee Buccaneer
Oh, Silver has worn his silver long johns
Since that day of five and twenty years - addSink The Cheerio
Sink The Cheerio
By Pete Sutherland © Pete Sutherland
From the album Talk Like A Pirate
Oh, me name is Paddy Murphy and I’m ‘bout three years of age
I tell ya folks I’m goin’ through me toilet training stage
Me Da says “dear whene’er ya hear the call from down below
Set sail for the nearest bathroom and sink the cheerio”
And sink the cheerio me boys, sink the cheerio
Set sail for the nearest bathroom and sink the cheerio
When first I learned to pee me boys the place was quite a wreck
And many’s the time me poor old Mam would have to swab the deck
I’ll vow it was she who first decreed the way that things should go
And bid me stand upon me stool and sink the cheerio
And sink the cheerio me boys, sink the cheerio
And bid me stand upon me stool and sink the cheerio
To sink the cheerio is not an easy task
A bit of oat designed to float, so bravely it will bask
Like an arrow through the bull’s eye you must direct your flow
Takes much coordination to sink the cheerio
And sink the cheerio me boys, sink the cheerio
Takes much coordination to sink the cheerio
So come on me jolly playmates and listen unto me
Be proud of your great talent as ever a lad should be
For some day when were big boys to a tavern we will go
Fill up the bowl again me boys and sink the cheerio
And sink the cheerio me boys, sink the cheerio
Fill up the bowl again me boys and sink the cheerio - addTalk Like A Pirate
Talk Like A Pirate
By RRR Carter ©2019 RRR Carter
From the album Talk Like A Pirate
CHORUS:
Talk Like a Pirate – I hope to inspire it
The lingo you acquire it – to Talk Like a Pirate
Ahoy is a greeting,” hello” or “what’s up”
It’s “batten down the hatches” when seas get rough
Huzzah is hooray, Huzzah can be cheers
But you must speak boldly like a Buccaneer
Talk Like a Pirate – I hope to inspire it
The lingo you acquire it – to Talk Like a Pirate
BRIDGE:
You use ye olde English and nautical terms
With an attitude like you’ve been chewing on worms
Then throw in an “RRR” maybe once, maybe twice
But don’t curse like a sailor – that’s not really nice
Talk Like a Pirate – I hope to inspire it
The lingo you acquire it – to Talk Like a Pirate
Friends are called Me Buckos, Me Hearties, Me Mates
A Logbook is a diary with details and dates
Wishing “fair winds and following seas”
Means good weather and good luck to thee
You use ye olde English and nautical terms
With an attitude like you’ve been chewing on worms
Then throw in an “RRR” maybe once, maybe twice
But don’t curse like a sailor – that’s not really nice
Talk Like a Pirate – I hope to inspire it
The lingo you acquire it – to Talk Like a Pirate - addThere are Tall Ships
There are Tall Ships
Lyrics by Joyce Espositi Minowitz and RRR Carter, music by RRR Carter
(c) 2016 RRR Carter
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
There are Tall Ships (sails in the sky)
And small ships (sailing on by)
Now call out to all ships
There are new ships (day has begun)
And old ships (day it is done)
Those bright blue and gold ships
There are fast ships (wind in the sails)
And slow ships (trim all the sails)
And “last time to go” ships
But you know…
There are no ships
Like friendships
That sail to you heart - addTreasure of Smugglers’ Notch
Treasure of Smugglers’ Notch
Lyrics by RRR Carter, GLoomis, music by RRR Carter © 2010 RRR Carter
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
What is the Treasure, what is the Treasure,
The Treasure of Smugglers’ Notch?
It was found by a couple of friends – a Pirate and a Bear
They hide it in a cave and it’s really, really, really in there (Billy Bob)
What is the Treasure, what is the Treasure,
The Treasure of Smugglers’ Notch?
Hmm… a Pirate likes it and a Bear likes it…
It looks like the golden sun – a shiny pirate’s treat
To have some of this treasure would be really, really, really so sweet (sweet, Dude)
What is the Treasure, what is the Treasure,
The Treasure of Smugglers’ Notch?
Hmm… it’s the color of gold and it tastes so sweet…
It was made by old Queen Bumble and her servants in a ring
Watch out for their swords, ‘cause they really, really, really can sting
What is the Treasure, what is the Treasure,
The Treasure of Smugglers’ Notch?
Hmm… it was made by Queen Bumble… who can she… be?
What is the Treasure, what is the Treasure,
The Treasure of Smugglers’ Notch?
Tracy: Honey.
RRtFP: Are you calling me Honey?
Tracy: No, the treasure is honey!
RRtFP: Ohh
That is the Treasure, That is the Treasure,
The Treasure of Smugglers’ Notch (cha-cha-cha) - addTwinkle, Twinkle Little StaRRR
Twinkle, Twinkle Little StaRRR
Trad., parody by RRR Carter © 2010 RRR Carter
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
Twinkle, twinkle little staRRR
How I wonder what you RRR
Up above the sea so high
Like a pirate in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little staRRR
How I wonder what you RRR - addTyrannosaurus RRR
Tyrannosaurus RRR
By RRR Carter © 2019 RRR Carter
From the album Talk Like A Pirate
You can run, but you won’t get far
‘cause here he comes – Tyrannosaurus RRR
Head big and high, itty bitty arms
A patch on his eye – Tyrannosaurus RRR
It’s RRR to the Captain, RRR to the Crew
RRR to the Pirates, me and you
RRR-RRR-RRR, RRR, RRR
RRR-RRR-RRR – Tyrannosaurus RRR
Call him king, tyrant or czar
Emperor Ming – Tyrannosaurus RRR
It’s RRR to the Captain, RRR to the Crew
RRR to the Pirates, me and you
RRR… RRR…
RRR… Tyrannosaurus RRR
You can run, but you won’t get far
‘cause here he comes – Tyrannosaurus RRR - addWe RRR the Pirate People
We RRR the Pirate People
By RRR Carter © 2013 RRR Carter
From the album Pirate PaRRRty!
We RRR the Pirate People, we like to party
(PIRATE) yo ho me heartie, (PEOPLE) let’s get it started
We RRR, we RRR, we RRR the Pirate People
Step right on board – you’ve got to try it
The Jolly Roger – you’ve got to fly it
Throw up your hook like Friendly Pirate
We’ve got you hooked – you can’t deny it
We RRR the Pirate People, we like to party
(PIRATE) yo ho me heartie, (PEOPLE) let’s get it started
We RRR, we RRR, we RRR the Pirate People
The King of Hearts – you’ve got to deal it
The Treasure Map will help reveal it
The Pirate Beat – you’ve got to feel it
We’ve got you hooked – you’re gonna reel it
We RRR the Pirate People, we like to party
(PIRATE) yo ho me heartie, (PEOPLE) let’s get it started
We RRR, we RRR, we RRR the Pirate People
Call up your tailor, Sailor – put on your fancy pants
Step from the lobby, Swabbie – it’s time to take a chance
Get off your curvy, Scurvy – get on the floor and dance
We RRR the Pirate People, we like to party
(PIRATE) yo ho me heartie, (PEOPLE) let’s get it started
We RRR, we RRR, we RRR the Pirate People
… you’ve got to try it … you’ve got to fly it
… like Friendly Pirate … you can’t deny it
We RRR the Pirate People, we like to party
(PIRATE) yo ho me heartie, (PEOPLE) let’s get it started
We RRR, we RRR, we RRR the Pirate People
Party Heartie Party Pirates in Party Heartie Town
Party Heartie Party Pirates – it’s time to party down
Party Heartie Party Pirates in Party Heartie Town
(we RRR the Pirate People, we RRR the Pirate People)
Party Heartie Party Pirates – it’s time to party down
(we RRR the Pirate People, RRR!) - addWelcome Aboard
Welcome Aboard
By RRR Carter © 2010 RRR Carter
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
Welcome aboard, all of me mateys
Welcome aboard me Lords and me Ladies
Captains and Kidds and Buccaneer Babies
Welcome, welcome aboard
Welcome aboard, all of me hearties
Welcome aboard for Pirate Parties
The fun’s just begun and we’re just departing
Welcome, welcome aboard
We’ll show you where the treasure is stored
Off the shore where ships are moored
We’ll go to places unexplored
Welcome, welcome aboard
Welcome aboard, all of me mateys
Welcome aboard me Lords and me Ladies
Captains and Kidds and Buccaneer Babies
Welcome, welcome aboard
Welcome, welcome, welcome aboard - addWigglely, Gigglely, Squigglely Squid
Wigglely, Gigglely, Squigglely Squid
Trad. Music, Lyrics by RRR Carter © 2019 RRR Carter
From the album Talk Like A Pirate
You’re number one for having fun
Under the sea and in the sun
Then you’re on top just like a lid
A Wigglely, Gigglely, Squigglely Squid
CHORUS:
Wigglely here, Gigglely there
You know it’s Squigglely everywhere
A reelin’, squealin’, squirmin’ kid
A Wigglely, Gigglely, Squigglely Squid
You bust a move, you gotta groove
Slick as a Shark and twice as smooth
Across the dance floor you just slid
A Wigglely, Gigglely, Squigglely Squid
Wigglely here, Gigglely there
You know it’s Squigglely everywhere
A reelin’, squealin’, squirmin’ kid
A Wigglely, Gigglely, Squigglely Squid
Hide-n-seek, we take a peek
Around the shore around a reef
No one knows just where you hid
A Wigglely, Gigglely, Squigglely Squid
Wigglely here, Gigglely there
You know it’s Squigglely everywhere
A reelin’, squealin’, squirmin’ kid
A Wigglely, Gigglely, Squigglely Squid
You’re number one for having fun
Under the sea and in the sun
Then you’re on top just like a lid
A Wigglely, Gigglely, Squigglely Squid
Wigglely here, Gigglely there
You know it’s Squigglely everywhere
A reelin’, squealin’, squirmin’ kid
A Wigglely, Gigglely, Squigglely Squid - addWith the ABCs
With the ABCs
By RRR Carter © 2016 RRR Carter
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
With the ABCs
We sail the seas
With LMNOPs
For Pirates please
With the XYZs
And then we freeze
And start again…
With the ABCs
We sail the seas
With LMNOPs
For Pirates please
With the XYZs
And then we freeze
And start again…
Na-na-nant - addWithout the ‘R’
Without the ‘R’
By RRR Carter © 2016 RRR Carter
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
The letter ‘P’ can be for pirate, the letter ‘X’ marks the spot
But ‘R’ is the letter in the alphabet that pirates like a lot
Without the ‘R’
A friend becomes a fiend
And that’s not nice but really mean
And you cannot redeem
Without the ‘R’
The reel becomes and eel
A shock is what you
And you cannot repeal
Without the ‘R’
The pirates would say ah
And that’s a bunch of blah
A load of lah-dee-dah
Without the ‘R’
The brooms turn into brooms
A boat of doom it looms
The Inn would have no rooms
Without the ‘R’
The proof would just go poof
And facts become aloof
The house would have no roof
Without the ‘R’
The pirates would say ah
And that’s a bunch of blah
A load of lah-dee-dah
Without the ‘R’
The beards turn into beads
That’s such a silly deed
A story you won’t read
Without the ‘R’
The pirates would say ah
And that’s a bunch of blah
A load of lah-dee-dah
Without the ‘R’
Froggy would be foggy
Feeling sick and soggy
At least he won’t be groggy - addWord Pirate, The
The Word Pirate
By RRR Carter © 2013 RRR Carter
From the album Pirate PaRRRty!
The word pirate has one I
Me mates I do not lie
Take off your patch to see
It’s P-I-R-A-T-E
Pirate – one who steals from others on the water
The word lubber has two B’s
“to be or not to be”
Said Shakespeare from afar
It’s L-U-B-B-E-R
Lubber – one who loves the land more than the sea
The word rudder has two D’s
Don’t deny me please
It also has two R’s
It’s R-U-D-D-E-R
Rudder – determines direction of a ship
You have to know your letter lads and lasses
So you can pass through all of life’s classes
That’s what this is all about
But do I have to spell “it out”
I-T, O-U-T
Banana has three A’s
Me mateys are amazed
You peel and chew and then you say
B-A-N-A-N-A
Me Buckos that is it, this banana’s got to split! - addYour Friends
Your Friends
By RRR Carter © 2016 RRR Carter
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
Your Friends are here
Your Friends are here
They bring gold coins and good cheer
A treasure chest with souvenirs
You’re Friends
Your Friends are here
Your Friends are here
They brighten up the atmosphere
With shiny rings in their ears
You’re Friends
From days of yore, those times before
But there is more, there in store
For you and Your Friends
Your Friends are here
Your Friends are here
They are loyal Buccaneers
All for one like Musketeers
You’re Friends
I am Your Friend
We RRR Your Friends
You RRR Our Friend
Yes, you RRR!
