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The Bilge Pumps - Songs of the Sea: Lyrics to Piratical Talk

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Piratical Talk
(Sam Hinton, altered lyrics by David Ruffin)
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I went on a ship on day
And a crusty old pirate to me, said "Hey!"
I'm gonna teach you the words to say
If a pirate ye would be
You never say "yes", you gotta say "Aye".
That is the way you're supposed to talk if a pirate ye would be

I went on a ship on day
And a crusty old pirate to me, said "Hey!"
I'm gonna teach you the words to say
If a pirate ye would be
You never say "friend", you gotta say "mate"
You never say "yes", you gotta say "Aye".
That is the way you're supposed to talk if a pirate ye would be

I went on a ship on day
And a crusty old pirate to me, said "Hey!"
I'm gonna teach you the words to say
If a pirate ye would be
You never say "money", you gotta say "booty"
You never say "friend", you gotta say "mate"
You never say "yes", you gotta say "Aye".
That is the way you're supposed to talk if a pirate ye would be

I went on a ship on day
And a crusty old pirate to me, said "Hey!"
I'm gonna teach you the words to say
If a pirate ye would be
You never say "drink", you gotta say "grog"
You never say "money", you gotta say "booty"
You never say "friend", you gotta say "mate"
You never say "yes", you gotta say "Aye".
That is the way you're supposed to talk if a pirate ye would be

I went on a ship on day
And a crusty old pirate to me, said "Hey!"
I'm gonna teach you the words to say
If a pirate ye would be
You never say "flag", you gotta say "roger"
You never say "drink", you gotta say "grog"
You never say "money", you gotta say "booty"
You never say "friend", you gotta say "mate"
You never say "yes", you gotta say "Aye".
That is the way you're supposed to talk if a pirate ye would be

Some nautical talk I learned that day
To that crusty old pirate, I did say
I'm a pirate now, I know what to say
And that's when he says to me
Are ye addled boy? Talk's only part of being a pirate!
There's sailing and scurvy and plunder and pistols and long boats and scuppers and bilges (trails off....)
There's more to a pirate's life than talk, if a pirate ye would be

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