1717 (Black Sam Bellamy)
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2013 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album Pirate PaRRRty!
Travel with me to Golden Age of Pirates…
He was born in Old England was Sam Bellamy
He came to Cape Cod across the sea
To see the New World, to make a new start
Then he saw her face and he lost his heart
To win her hand he went sailin’ for gold
Southward to Florida, he was so bold
But havin’ no luck, he went on account
For Pirate Booty in any amount
CHORUS: These tales they tell-a-me of Black Sam Bellamy and 1717, hey-ho, 1717
His crew came from countries all over the world
But they had one cause when Roger unfurled
With John Julian – a Honduran Guide
From Wales, Thomas Davis – hammer held high
With Hendrick Quintor – African/Dutch
Of sailin’ and ships, he knew so much
From Antigua, John King – eleven years old
He left mama’s side for Pirates and gold
CHORUS
The crew had a vote and the Captain was fair
‘cause they signed the articles, all who were there
When in the Bahamas, they spied with their eyes
The galley the Whydah and she was a prize
She was a ship in the Triangle Trade
That transported people to sell them as slaves
They captured the Whydah and loot it was seized
But all those on board, they were released
CHORUS
Then back to New England for unfinished deeds
He drove the Whydah with most urgent speed
Her name was Maria and Sam loved her so
He longed to see her but naught did he know
That a wicked Nor’easter on April Two Six
Would take all but two, turn timber to sticks
He went down with the ship, Captain Sam Bellamy
Prince of the Pirates, Robin Hood of the Sea
CHORUS
Aweigh and a Hey!
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2010 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
Aweigh and a Hey!
And a Hey and a way up high – AYE AYE!
Aweigh and a Hey!
And a Hey and a way up high – AYE AYE!
With a wink and a blink
And an aye aye Captain aye – AYE AYE!
She’s the Queen
Of the green and deep blue sea – OO WEE!
She’s the Queen
Of the green and deep blue sea – OO WEE!
She’s a ship with a sail
And the tail wind sets her free – OO WEE!
With a crew of two
Me and you and you and I – OH MY!
With a crew of two
Me and you and you and I – OH MY!
The eagles and seagulls
In the sky go flyin’ by – OH MY!
Pirates desire it
And I desire it too – WOO HOO!
Pirates desire it
And I desire it too – WOO HOO!
Treasure beyond measure
And the pleasure of a friend so true – WOO HOO!
Repeat 1st VERSE
Anne Bonny
Trad. Music. Lyrics by Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2013 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album Pirate PaRRRty!
Anne Bonny sailed over the ocean
Anne Bonny sailed down by the sea
Anne Bonny sailed out with those Buckos
Named Jack Rackham and Mary Read
CHORUS: Bring back Calico Jack
Bring back that Bucko we plead – indeed!
Bring back Calico Jack
With Anne Bonny and Mary Read
Anne Bonny sailed out for adventure
Anne Bonny sailed to be free
Anne Bonny sailed for buried treasure
With Jack Rackham and Mary Read
CHORUS
Anne Bonny sailed into the sunset
Anne Bonny sailed bearing a dream
Anne Bonny to be a legend
With Jack Rackham and Mary Read
Better believe it me biters of barnacle biscuits…
By Gosh!
Black Snake Tale
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2016 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
CHORUS: The ship Black Snake it sailed the lake, smuggling its cargo
And three did die because the Fly defended the embargo
President Thomas Jefferson said don’t trade with the French
The same goes for the British, not even a percent
But ships of trade they travelled on the Hudson and Champlain
With goods for France and Britain – so much to lose and gain
CHORUS
The Snake it slithered through the night to Canada and back
While the crew aboard the Fly were trying to keep track
CHORUS
Dean and Mudgett beached the Snake and slid into the forest
Farrington’s men followed them much to their remorse
The Smugglers’ Wall Gun fired fifteen balls of lead
Ormsby, Marsh, and Drake were filled with more than dread
CHORUS
Cyrus Dean he had a trial, the court it had its say
Ten thousand came to Burlington on his Judgement Day
CHORUS
Some they call them outlaws, smugglers, thieves and pirates
Others call them heroes, it’s you who must decide it
CHORUS
BLACK SNAKE!
Buccaneer Bells
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2013 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album Pirate PaRRRty!
I woke up this morning and what did I see
A chest full of treasure under the tree
Maybe there’s some for me mateys
Maybe there’s some for me
Buccaneer Bells are ringing
Ding, ding, ding, dong (ding, ding, ding, dong)
The Captain and crew, they are singing
Sing, sing a song (sing, sing a song)
A bounty booty they’re bringing
Bring it along
I went to the table and I took a seat
Tankards with drinks and treats there to eat
Save room for some of the sweet things
Save room for someone who’s sweet
Buccaneer Bells are ringing
Ding, ding, ding, dong (ding, ding, ding, dong)
The Captain and crew, they are singing
Sing, sing a song (sing, sing a song)
A bounty booty they’re bringing
Bring it along
I walked down the lane under moonbeams
The town was a-glow with lights all a-gleam
Don’t wake me up if I’m dreaming
Don’t wake me up from this dream
Buccaneer Bells are ringing
Ding, ding, ding, dong (ding, ding, ding, dong)
The Captain and crew, they are singing
Sing, sing a song (sing, sing a song)
A bounty booty they’re bringing
Bring it along
Buccaneer Bells are ringing
Bad Bad Blackbeard
Trad. Music. Lyrics by Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2016 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
CHORUS: Bad-Bad, Bad-Bad, BAD
Bad-Bad, Bad-Bad, BAD
Bad Bad Blackbeard have you any gold?
Yes Sir, yes Sir, three sacks full
One ‘cause I’m happy, one ‘cause I’m lucky
One for the little yellow rubber ducky (quack)
CHORUS
Bad Bad Blackbeard have you any gold?
Yes Sir, yes Sir, three sacks full
One for the serpent and one for the whale
One for the goldfish in the pail (gulp)
CHORUS
Bad Bad Blackbeard have you any gold?
Yes Sir, yes Sir, three sacks full
One for captain and one for the Mate
One for the Pirate from out of state
(‘scuse me, where’s the poop deck?)
CHORUS
Bad-Bad, Bad-Bad, BAD… BAD!
Bones of Jonesy Davy
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2010 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
A terrible notion, the ocean in motion
It can be quite wild and wavy
Hope we don’t dock ‘er, down in that locker
With the Bones of Jonesy Davy
Oh, the Bones of Jonesy Davy
They fed the whole crew some swordfish stew
And a pail of whale tail gravy
Feeling much sicker, sending us quicker
To the Bones of Jonesy Davy
Oh, the Bones of Jonesy Davy
Pirates, Privateers, and Buccaneers
Whose business is so shady
They’ll receive their reward when they are moored
Near the Bones of Jonesy Davy
Oh, the Bones of Jonesy Davy
Ghosts off the coast float in their boats
Making us scared and crazy
Rainclouds will storm, a monster will form
From with the Bones of Jonesy Davy
Oh, the Bones of Jonesy Davy
There’s no returning from this haunted journey
Not fit for gent or lady
Sailors are drunken, treasure is sunken (sunken, sunken)
Like the Bones of Jonesy Davy
Oh, the Bones of Jonesy Davy
Blackbeard's Blues
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2016 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
This might be slightly fanciful…
He was young and he was bored in a seaport town
He was young and he was bored, feeling oh so down
With nothing left to lose but a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
Joined the Royal Navy, they said Britannia Rules
Joined the Royal Navy but they treated him cruel
It was not a pleasure cruise but a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
Met some Buccaneers in the Caribbean
Met some Buccaneers – said they were glad to see ‘im
But it was all a ruse and a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
He became the captain of a Pirate Ship
He became the captain but he lost his grip
Served turtle stew and a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
Lit his beard on fire like a demon’s son
Lit his beard on fire then he fired his gun
He was a burning fuse with a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
Made a blockade ‘round Charleston way
Made a blockade to get the medicine they say
To cure the scurvy and the flu and a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
Finally met his end off of Ocracoke
Finally met his end amid the blood and smoke
With his life he paid his dues now there’s no more Blackbeard’s Blues
Thirteen year old Ben Franklin wrote:
“It’s better to swim in the sea below
Than swing in the air and feed the crow
Says jolly Ned Teach of Bristol”
Blackbeard's Blues (beachside)
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2016 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
He was young and he was bored in a seaport town (he didn’t’ have a crown)
He was young and he was bored, feeling oh so down (dooby-doo-down-down)
With nothing left to lose but a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
Joined the Royal Navy, they said Britannia Rules (and the Union Jack is cool)
Joined the Royal Navy but they treated him cruel (Don’t Be Cruel to a heat that’s true)
It was not a pleasure cruise but a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
CHORUS: Blackbeard’s Blues – feeling bruised
Blackbeard’s Blues – used and abused
When Pirates get bad news it’s a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
Met some Buccaneers in the Caribbean (and they went water skiin’)
Met some Buccaneers – said they were glad to see ‘im (took ‘im to a Pirate Museum)
But it was all a ruse and a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
He became the captain of a Pirate Ship (he sunk my Battleship)
He became the captain but he lost his grip (with a slip and a slide on the slip)
Served turtle stew and a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
CHORUS
Lit his beard on fire like a demon’s son (fee-fi-fo-fum)
Lit his beard on fire then he fired his gun (see how they run)
He was s burning fuse with a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
Made a blockade ‘round Charleston way (to pad his resume)
Made a blockade to get the medicine they say (and the Phd’s OK)
To cure the scurvy and the flu and a case of Blackbeard’s Blues
CHORUS
Finally met his end off of Ocracoke (was that some kind of joke)
Finally met his end amid the blood and smoke (“That’s All Folks!”)
With his life he paid his dues now there’s no more Blackbeard’s Blues
GOODNIGHT!
Bow to the Bow
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2016 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
Do you know your way around a ship?
If you don’t me mates, well, here RRR tips
First face in just the same direction as me…
Bow to the bow – that’s the front
Then we pull a pirate stunt
Turn to the stern – that’s the back
Then salute Captain Jack
Bow to the bow like before
Now it’s time for some more
Slide to the portside – that’s the left
Then back to the middle – take a step
Toward the starboard – that’s the right
Then haul the line with all yer might
Heave away, haul away
Heave away, haul away
Bow to the bow – that’s the front
Then we pull a pirate stunt
Turn to the stern – that’s the back
Then salute Captain Jack
Bow to the bow like before
Now it’s time for some more
The mast goes up and down
The yardarm goes across
We watch the sun and stars
To keep from getting lost
Slide to the portside – that’s the left
Then back to the middle – take a step
Toward the starboard – that’s the right
Then haul the line with all yer might
Heave away, haul away
Heave away, haul away
Bow to the bow – that’s the front
Then we pull a pirate stunt
Turn to the stern – that’s the back
Then salute Captain Jack
Bow to the bow… that’s all for now!
Buccaneer Bounce
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2010 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
It’s not Do-wop, Be-bop, Hip-hop, or I Hop
It’s she hop, he hop, me hop, WE HOP!
It’s a Peg Leg Pounce
It’s a buc-buc-Buccaneer Bounce
Now hop like a monkey, like a kangaroo
Now hop like a bullfrog and a bunny too
Now hop on the plank like a diving board
Now hop up and down like you just scored
It’s a Peg Leg Pounce
It’s a buc-buc-Buccaneer Bounce
Now trot like a seahorse, bob like a dolphin
Now squirm like a squid when you see a shark fin
Now FREEZE!
Now hop in a circle, now hop the other way
Now clap three times and shout hooray!
It’s a Peg Leg Pounce
It’s a buc-buc-Buccaneer Bounce
Now hop like a Pirate, do the Dosey-doe
Now pump your fist like a Rock Show
Now just the girls, now just the boys
Now all ya Pirates jump for joy!
It’s a Peg Leg Pounce
It’s a buc-buc-Buccaneer Bounce
Buccaneer Ben, My Brother
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2019 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album Talk Like a Pirate
Dedicated to Ben Stine Jr.
Buccaneer, Buccaneer
Buccaneer, Buccaneer
Buccaneer, Buccaneer Ben
CHORUS:
Oh, Buccaneer Ben, he is my brother
Buccaneer Ben, he is my friend
Amen, amen for Buccaneer Ben
He took care of the home port
And I followed my muse
He dropped the anchor down
As I went on a cruise
CHORUS
He’s a humble soldier
I’m a Pirate singing loud
He’s fishing on his own
While I regale the crowd
CHORUS
Buccaneer, Buccaneer
Buccaneer, Buccaneer
Buccaneer, Buccaneer Ben
We’ve charted different courses
We’ve sailed on different seas
But blood is thicker than water
And friends are thick as thieves
CHORUS
CHORUS
Buccaneer, Buccaneer
Buccaneer, Buccaneer
Buccaneer, Buccaneer Ben, My Brother
Cranky Pirate
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter, additional lyrics by Daniel Snow © 2010 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
He’s so sick of Friendly Pirate Songs
He thinks he’s gonna cry
He gets so very angry
And here’s the reason why
He’s the Cranky Pirate, he’s got an attitude
He’s the Cranky Pirate – a naught nasty dude
He’s not a Friendly Pirate
But the kind from scary books
With a leg like Long John Silver’s
And a hand like Captain Hook’s
He’s the Cranky Pirate, he’s got an attitude
He’s the Cranky Pirate – a naught nasty dude
He never cleans his cabin
He doesn’t swab the deck
When he’s at the wheel
The ship get in a wreck… SHIPWRECK!
He’s the Crank Pirate, he’s got an attitude
He’s the Crank Pirate – a naught nasty dude
He likes to slingshot seagulls
Makes mermaids wanna hide
Puts dolphins on a dog leash
Keeps parrots tongue-tied
Cranky Pirates are more fun
Than Friendly Pirates… RRR
But the crew just stays away
And pays him no regard
He’s the Cranky Pirate, he’s got an attitude
He’s the Cranky Pirate – a naught nasty dude
Captains' Shanty
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2021 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album Captains and Sea Monsters
I’ll sing a shanty for you, my crew
And I’ll sing a shanty for me
Oh, I’ll sing a shanty for you, my crew
And I’ll sing a shanty for me
We will set sail on the sea, oo-wee
Then make our the way back to the bay, hey
I’ll sing a shanty for you, my crew
And I’ll sing a shanty for me
Dad’s alright, he’s a Pirate
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2013 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album Pirate PaRRRty!
Dad’s alright, he’s a Pirate, sailing on the sea
Dad’s alright, he’s a Pirate, Dad’s alright by me
He dresses like a Buccaneer but without weaponry
He deals with everyone on board with only honesty
His treasure chests are watertight, they are not leaky
He sells expensive treasure locks but throws in a free key
Dad’s alright, he’s a Pirate, sailing on the sea
Dad’s alright, he’s a Pirate, Dad’s alright by me
He makes me drink up all my juice for its vitamin C
He says it’ll keep me healthy, so I won’t get scurvy
And he shows me the ropes, tests my abilities
He can be so serious but also so silly
Dad’s alright, he’s a Pirate, sailing on the sea
Dad’s alright, he’s a Pirate, Dad’s alright by me
But he won’t ask for directions when he’s lost at sea
He sails around in circles and that makes mom crazy
Renaldo Ulysses (The Free-key Pirate)
And he takes lots of business trips, often to Bali
But he brings me many trinkets and a bird Polly
Dad’s alright, he’s a Pirate, sailing on the sea
Dad’s alright, he’s a Pirate, Dad’s alright by me
Dad’s alright by me
Dad’s alright by me
Dad is a Pirate… alright!
Dark and Stormy Night
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2021 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album Captains and Sea Monsters
“Twas a Dark and Stormy, Forty Pirates gathered ‘round.
The Captain said to the Mate “tell me a story”, and the Mate said… “
Twas a Dark and Stormy Night
Forty Pirates gathered ‘round
Dark and Stormy Night
Thunder starts to sound
When lightning strikes
They jump in fright
On a Dark and Stormy, Dark and Stormy
Dark and Stormy Night
Dark and Stormy Night
The Captain calls out for ale
Dark and Stormy Night
And he calls out for a tale
The story of a beast
The ocean released
On a Dark and Stormy, Dark and Stormy
Dark and Stormy Night
Dark and Stormy Night
Waves crash on the deck
Dark and Stormy Night
Wonderin’ if the ship will wreck
The timbers will quake
They’ll shiver and shake
On a Dark and Stormy, Dark and Stormy
Dark and Stormy Night
Dark and Stormy Night
Forty Pirates floating there
Dark and Stormy Night
Then they vanish in thin air
A crew of ghosts
Have been your hosts
On a Dark and Stormy, Dark and Stormy
Dark and Stormy Night
Duncan’s Sunken Treasure
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2019 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album Talk Like a Pirate
CHORUS: Duncan’s Sunken Treasure
Missy’s missing Loot
Duncan’s Sunken Treasure
A-rooty-toot, tooty-toot, toot
Duncan jumped from ship to shore
Before his ship became unmoored
Twas pulled out to the deep dark sea
And sank to the bottom in a storm
CHORUS
Missy hid her Loot so well
A secret she refused to tell
But she misplaced her map one day
Oh no, Mademoiselle!
CHORUS
But Duncan MacDougall has one thing…
His Pirate Sister sib-a-ling
And Missy MacDougal has her Bro
Sharing tales of woe they SING!
CHORUS
Feats of Jean Lafitte
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2016 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
CHORUS: Oh, the Feats of Jean Lafitte
Were really quite petite
One, two, he buckled his shoe
And marched on down the street
The Feats of Jean Lafitte
He stomped in a swamp near New Orleans
He jumped on a stump he was full of red beans
He sailed the Gulf of Mexico with a crew of fiends
CHORUS
A trader and a slaver and thick with thieves
His favorite flavored coffee was chicory
In the War of 1812, he helped Old Hickory
CHORUS
Where’s my beignet? Crescent City. Money Hill. Enchante Aristide.
He made a run to Galveston for guns and supplies
He camped out in Campeche to spy for Spanish Eyes
With animals and criminals he lived a pack of lies
CHORUS
Ha-ha-ha mon Corsair!
Eight Pieces of Eight
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2016 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
A piece of eight was common money on the Spanish Main
Made up of eight reales, that’s easy to explain
Doubloons and all the other coins were counted out in eight
So let’s have fun before we’re done and play about with eight (figure eights)
Two times four is eight, two times eight – sixteen
It’s sixty four we calculate with eight pieces of eight
An octagon has eight sides
An octave has eight notes
An octopus has eight arms
And a monster ate the boats (*E-I-Gug-Hash-Tut*)
Two times four is eight, two times eight – sixteen
It’s sixty four we calculate with eight pieces of eight
The Beatles sang Eight Days a Week
That extra day is great
Like the Seven Seas plus one
We can sum it up as eight (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Two times four is eight, two times eight – sixteen
It’s sixty four we calculate with eight pieces of eight (888 – in Dutch)
Eight pieces of eight, a jolly good amount
That’s sixty four reales according to our count
That’s the rate they pay for pirates hereabout (Crazy Eights with Henry the VIII)
Two times four is eight, two times eight – sixteen
It’s sixty four we calculate with eight pieces of eight
A stop sign… has eight sides
A major scale… eight notes
A cephalopod mollusk has eight arms
And a monster ate the boats (88 keys)
Two times four is eight, two times eight – sixteen
It’s sixty four we calculate with eight pieces of eight
Eight pieces of eight (Spanish)
Eight pieces of eight (French)
Eight pieces of eight (Italian)
Eight pieces of eight (Hawaiian)
Eight pieces of eight (Greek)
Eight pieces of eight (Dutch/German)
Eight pieces of eight (Czech)
Eight pieces of eight (Cantonese Chinese)
*see Pirates of the Mayo from the album Pirate PaRRRty!
Flotsam and Jetsam
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2016 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
Flotsam and Jetsam – they used to be at sea
Once they were a mighty ship
Planks and boards and beams
But then they went a-breaking
Apart at the seams
CHORUS: Flotsam is such a wreck
Jetsam’s all washed up
They used to be at sea
But now they’re on the shore
No, nay, never, they’ll never sail no more
Cannonballs from Pirate Ships
Smashed and shivered timbers
Out they went with a bang
And not some skimpy whimper
CHORUS
They danced upon the rocks
They surfed upon the waves
This went on forever
Or for a few days… in haze… quite crazed… CRAZED!
CHORUS
No, nay, never, they’ll never sail no more
No, nay, never… NO MORE!
Five Little Pirates
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2021 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album Captains and Sea Monsters
CHORUS: This Little Pirate went a-sailin’
This Little Pirate came ashore
This Little Pirate found Treasure
This Little Pirate found more
And This Little Pirate went yo-ho-ho…
Yo-ho-ho, yo-ho-ho all the way home
VERSE: 5 little fingers, 5 little toes
5 Little Pirates sitting in rows
Fancy little gloves, funny little socks
And Friendly Pirate clothes
CHORUS
BRIDGE: 5 and 5 is 10, and 10 and 10 is 20
It’s fingers and toes and Pirates aplenty
And This Little Pirate went yo-ho-ho…
Yo-ho-ho, yo-ho-ho all the way home
VERSE
CHORUS
“We’re home!”
Flying Pirate Circus (Spoken)
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2016 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
Billowing sails and banners on rails
Barrels and boxes and upside down pails
Me mates take a seat, you’re in for a treat
“Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Pirates, Princesses,
Barnacle Bayleaf and Rockin’ Ron the Friendly Pirate (that’s Yours Truly) present… “
CHORUS: The Flying Pirate Circus out on the Salty Sea
The Flying Pirate Circus – a sight for all to see
The cook becomes a silly clown
He wears a pot upon his crown
He plays a tune upon his spoons
Pretends a bowl is a balloon
With his hand he lifts a weight
While on his hook he lifts a plate
CHORUS
There’s a show beside the ship
Through hoops and loops the dolphins flip
Seals they splash and ring the bells
The octopus is juggling shells
And from a fishy fairytale
It’s a ballerina whale
CHORUS
Pirates swing and risk their necks
From mast to mast above the decks
With naught below but fishing nets
They crew they wait and make their bets
Just who will fly and who will flop
And who will do a mid-air stop
Twist and twirl and turn and drop
Then bounce back to the tippy top
CHORUS
For you, your crew, and me
Fine. The End
FP Dance
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2010 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
It’s time for the Friendly Pirate Dance
CHORUS: Swab the deck, hoist the sail
Turn the wheel, tote the bale
Swash the buckle, sail the seas
Swim to shore pretty please
Put your Peg Leg in, put your Peg Leg out
Put your Peg Leg in and Scallywag about
CHORUS
Put your Pirate Hook in, put your Pirate Hook out
Put your Pirate Hook in and Twist and Shout
RRR! RRR! RRR! RRRRRR!!
CHORUS
Do Rockin’ Ron’s Friendly Pirate Dance!
FP Rap (F-R-I-E-N-D-L-Y)
Music by Max Shaw, Music and Lyrics by Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2016 Ronald Roy Carter / RRR Carter / RRR Sea Music
From the album The Flying Pirate Circus
It’s F to the R to the I
To the E-N-D-L-Y
I’m the Friendly Pirate you can call me FP
I’m the MC of the Seven C’s
I talk like a pirate on 9-19 (September 19th)
And every other day in between
I don’t have a sword and I don’t have a knife
I roll like a pirate but I roll real nice
Got me a crew of family and friends
Who go so deep they give me the bends
April’s a month and the Very First Matey
She’s once, twice, three times a Lady
My sister Pearl, she’s a Princess
She’s got purple pearls and a purple dress
My Dad’s Renaldo, he’s quite freaky
He lights it up with a torch of tiki
Captain Feathersword, Captain Crunch
Hangin’ with them breakfast, lunch
It’s F to the R to the I
To the E-N-D-L-Y
We’re kickin’ it wicked in Boston Town
Me hearties Tea Party they like to throw down
Getting’ so silly with friends in Philly
My pals Sally Star and Barnacle Billy
Plannin’ to land in the land of San Fran
What the heck, off the deck, on your feet and jam
Sailin’ the world to every port
From Istanbul to old New York
To Santiago – chillin’ Chile
They call it Sanhattan – que pasa que
Findin’ the limes in Lima, Peru
Good for the scurvy and the pirate flu
To the fly Samurai in To-kay-o
Yo ho ho, arigato
I’m the Friendly Pirate – Rockin’ Ron
I get my beats from Kazakhstan
Heave matey, ho matey, tote that barge
LISTO, LISTO, livin’ real large
Park the car in Harvard Yard
From Argentina to Zanzibar
One for the money and two for the show
Three for the booty and four for the gold
Then Silver Long Johns steps on board
Wonder where that stowaway stored
Put your peg leg in, your peg leg out
My mama said knock you out
Diggin’ the riggin’ on my pirate ship
Flip the script, get a grip ‘cause we’re gonna let ‘er rip
All up in the wheel house steerin’ this boat
I scream, you scream, ROOT BEER FLOAT
Speech, Vanilla, Guru, Premier
Met them all in the old school years
Peeps on the shore shout ahoy
Crew on board shoutin’ BOY
To the crazy racist, Friendly Pirate Hater
You’re gonna walk the plank – see ya later gator!
It’s F to the R to the I
To the E-N-D-L-Y
(Pirates on board go RRR!)
FP Rap (Pirates on Board Go RRR!)
Trad. music. Lyrics by Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2010 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
Avast ye sad-faced sea raiders and bad boy buccaneers
If you don’t know the time, you better get a watch
‘cause I’m comin’ at ya from Smugglers’ Notch… 8-0-2
I’m the Friendly Pirate you can call me FP
I’m the MC of the Seven C’s
I talk like a pirate on 9-19 (September 19th)
And every other day in between
I don’t have a sword and I don’t have a knife
I roll like a pirate but I roll real nice
Got me a crew of family and friends
Who go so deep they give me the bends
April’s a month and the Very First Matey
She’s once, twice, three times a Lady
My sister Pearl, she’s a Princess
She’s got purple pearls and a purple dress
My dad’s Renaldo, he’s quite freaky
Lights it up with a torch of tiki
Merhaba baba, swabba-swabba-swabba
Gabba-gabba-hey, gabba-hey, gabba-gabba
Captain Feathersword, Captain Crunch
Hangin’ with them breakfast, lunch
Got send a send a shout out to my man Johnny Depp
Rollin’ the Stones, strollin’ the deck
He sees Kiera Knightly and twice a day
Like a sparrow and a swan, they fly away
Heave matey, ho matey, tote that barge – pirates on board go RRR!
Two by two but this aint no ark – pirates on board go RRR!
A game of Go Fish with card sharks – pirates on board go RRR!
But the deck is stacked from the start – pirates on board go RRR!
I’m the King of Hearts but call me Czar – pirates on board go RRR!
Swash the buckle
Pirata Amigable, Dostum Pirat, we’ll hook you up
Gotta lot of knots and 20,000 leagues
Gotta sloop and group full of pirate freaks
We’re kickin’ it wicked in Boston Town
Me hearties Tea Party they like to throw down
Getting’ so silly with friends in Philly
My pal Sally Star and Barnacle Billy
Plannin’ to land in the land of San Fran
What the heck, off the deck, on your feet and jam
Sailin’ the world to every port
From Istanbul to old New York
To Santiago – chillin’ Chile
They call it Sanhattan – que pasa que
Findin’ the limes in Lima, Peru
Good for the scurvy and the pirate flu
To the fly Samurai in To-kay-o
Yo ho ho, arigato
I’m the Friendly Pirate aka Rockin’ Ron
I get my beats from Kazakhstan
LISTO-LISTO, livin’ real large – pirates on board go RRR!
Ayoba-yoba, you’re in charge – pirates on board go RRR!
Park the car in Harvard Yard – pirates on board go RRR!
From Argentina to Zanzibar – pirates on board go RRR!
To the moon and sun and starfish star – pirates on board go RRR!
Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest
Droppin’ my anchor like… beats in my rap
It’s one for the money and two for the show
Three for the booty and four for the gold
Then Silver Long Johns steps on board
Wonder where that stowaway stored
Put your peg leg in, your peg leg out
My mama said knock you out
Now check out my style and pirate steez
I’m the blingin’ bucko on the Seven C’s
Diggin’ the riggin’ on my pirate ship
Flip the script, get a grip ‘cause we’re gonna let ‘er rip
All up in the wheel house steerin’ this boat
I scream, you scream, ROOT BEER FLOAT
Speech, Vanilla, Guru, Premier
Met them all in the old school years
Peeps on the shore shout ahoy
Crew on board shoutin’ BOY
To the crazy racist, Friendly Pirate Hater
You’re gonna walk the plank – see ya later gator!
RRR – pirates on board go RRR
Pirates on board go RRR, pirates on board go RRR, RRR
RRR – pirates on board go RRR
It’s F to the R to the I to the E-N-D-L-Y
Pirates on board go RRR, pirates on board go RRR
It’s time for me to fly, I’m all around the sky
RRR!
FP's Raingutter Regatta
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2013 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album Pirate PaRRRty!
Raingutter Regatta (Friendly Pirate’s gotta)
Raingutter Regatta (oo-woo-oo)
Raingutter Regatta (Friendly Pirate’s gotta)
Raingutter Regatta
Settin’ sail in the sun, yeah we gotta lotta fun (ah-ah-ah)
At the Raingutter Regatta
Friendly Pirate’s on board and his Crazy Crew
You get to make a ship and to race it too!
That’s what you’ll do (yip-yip-yip-yip, mm-mm-ma)
Raingutter Regatta (Friendly Pirate’s gotta)
Raingutter Regatta (oo-woo-oo)
Raingutter Regatta (Friendly Pirate’s gotta)
Raingutter Regatta
Mother, Father, Son and Daughter oughta try the water (ah-ah-ah)
At the Raingutter Regatta
With two gutters made for rain layin’ side by side
Each one’s ten feet long and about four inches wide
Can’t be denied (yip-yip-yip-yip, mm-mm-ma)
Raingutter Regatta (Friendly Pirate’s gotta)
Raingutter Regatta (oo-woo-oo)
Raingutter Regatta (Friendly Pirate’s gotta)
Raingutter Regatta
Settin’ sail in the sun, yeah we gotta lotta fun (ah-ah-ah)
At the Raingutter Regatta
Friendly Pirate’s on board and his Crazy Crew
You get to make a ship and to race it too!
That’s what you’ll do (yip-yip-yip-yip, mm-mm-ma)
Raingutter Regatta (Friendly Pirate’s gotta)
Raingutter Regatta (oo-woo-oo)
Raingutter Regatta (Friendly Pirate’s gotta)
Raingutter Regatta
Settin’ sail in the sun, yeah we gotta lotta fun (ah-ah-ah)
At the Raingutter Regatta
Mother, Father, Son and Daughter oughta try the water (ah-ah-ah)
At the Raingutter Regatta
Raingutter Regatta (oo-woo-oo)
(yip-yip-yip-yip, mm-mm-ma)
Friend Ship
By Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2010 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album “Give Me an RRR!”
We have a Friend Ship – a happy ship with our friends
As we go sailing – I hope this friendship never ends
Friends are crew to help you through
And friends are near to lend a hand or lend an ear
We have a Friend Ship – a happy ship with our friends
As we go sailing – I hope this friendship never ends
Friends will be with you at sea
And friends will stay – all through the night and through the day
We have a Friend Ship
We have a friendship you and I
A happy ship with our friends
a happy ship from bow to stern
As we go sailing
We’ll sail the Seven Seas
I hope this friendship never ends
I hope this friendship never EVER ends!
We have a Friend Ship – a happy ship with our friends
As we go sailing – I hope this friendship never ends
Friendly Pirate Had a Ship (Parody)
Trad. Music. Parody Lyrics by Ronald Roy Carter aka RRR Carter © 2019 Ronald Roy Carter, RRR Carter, RRR Sea Music
From the album Talk Like a Pirate
Friendly Pirate Had a Ship
Yo-ho, ho-ho, ho
And ‘round that ship there was a Shark
Yo-ho, ho-ho, ho
With a chomp, chomp here
And a chomp, chomp there
Here a chomp, there a chomp
Everywhere a chomp, chomp
“Seymour Shark, Shark in the Dark “
Friendly Pirate Had a Ship
Yo-ho, ho-ho, ho
And ‘round that ship – a Rock Lobster
Yo-ho, ho-ho, ho
With a rock here
And a rock there
Here a rock, there a rock
Everywhere a rock… a rock…
“Roxy the Rock Lobster!”
Friendly Pirate Had a Ship
Yo-ho, ho-ho, ho
And ‘round that ship – an Octopus
Yo-ho, ho-ho, ho
With two arms here
And two arms there
Here two arms, there two arms
Adding up to eight arms
“Ollie-Ollie Octopus“
Friendly Pirate Had a Ship
Yo-ho, ho-ho, ho (BIG finish)
Yo-ho, ho-ho, ho
YO-HO, HO-HO-HO, YO-HO!