Yo ho ho and a bottle of vodka

[robinbloke]

Arrrrrr ye scurvy dogs, it be talk like a pirate day, avast!

Can anyone think of appropriate shanties to listen to? I can only manage this track, arrrrr.

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[belak-krin.livejournal.com]

Yar, the Mad Caddies Wierd Beard would be appropriate ye Bilge Rat.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Avast, I haven't heard that yarn!

[belak-krin.livejournal.com]

well the jolly roger pulled through
and made it to the land
we disembarked
went into town with vengence in our hand
the children cried
the women sighed
the men would turn their heads
so with a smile we chated loud and this is what we said

"ooohhoooh
raise'em in the air
we'll knock you up
and slap you down
and never seem to care
ooohooohh
another one for me
we're the filthy vermin
that will set you people free"

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

I'm the dandy highwayman who you're too scared to mention
I spend my caash on looking flash and grabbing your attention

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Yarrrr! O' course.

Highwaymen are just pirates on horses instead of ships :)

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Arr, that they be.

[mattp.livejournal.com]

http://www.piratejokes.net/jokes/all?pg=1

[texassky.livejournal.com]

Wooden Ships, Iron Men

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/sounds/wooden_ships_iron_men.mp3

[texassky.livejournal.com]

I forgot about one.

Whiskey Johnny

Whiskey is the life of man
Always was since the world began

Whiskey-o, Johnny-o
John rise her up from down below
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o
Up aloft this yard must go
John rise her up from down below

Whiskey here, whiskey there
Whiskey almost everywhere

Whiskey up and whiskey down
Whiskey all around the town

Whiskey killed me poor old dad
Whiskey drove me mother mad

My wife and I do not agree
She puts whiskey in her tea

I had a girl and her name was Lize
She puts whiskey in her pies

Oh whiskey straight, and whiskey strong
Give me some whiskey and I'll sing you a song

If whiskey comes too near my nose
I tip it up and down she goes

Some likes whiskey, some likes beer
I wisht I had a barrel here

Whiskey made me pawn me clothes
Whiskey gave me this broken nose

Oh the mate likes whiskey, the skipper likes rum
The sailors like both but me can't get none

Whiskey is the life of man
Whiskey from that old tin can

I thought I heard the first mate say
I treats me crew in a decent way

If whiskey was a river and I could swim
I'd say here goes and dive right in

If whiskey was a river and I was a duck
I'd dive to the bottom and never come up

I wisht I knew where whiskey grew
I'd eat the leaves and the branches too

A tot of whiskey all around
And a bottle full for the shanty man

[belak-krin.livejournal.com]

oh and Haul Away Joe is always a good shanty ;) I recommend Show of Hands version - Falmouth Packet/Haul Away Joe from the Witness album

Louis was the king of France, he before the revolution
Way haul away, we'll haul away, Joe
But when he got his head cut off, it spoilt his constitution
Way haul away, we'll haul away, Joe

[crookedmonkey.livejournal.com]

in my boss's uni days he was in a band called A Halo Called Fred - one of their tracks is 'Blimey the Pirate' - very good for swaggering and yarring to. Can still find his stuff on the US amazon I think.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Frigging in the rigging?

[suzerain.livejournal.com]

Screaming Banshee Aircrew: Banshee Chanty? :)

[gerald_duck]

One of my work colleagues has the Captain Pugwash DVD.

Unfortunately.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Ah well, is it the original or the horribly remastered new version?