/

lyrics

The captain he decided we’d all go ‘round the horn
In that fateful moment a hatred it was born.
The trip was truly awful with the sleet and hail and wind
And by the time we turned back we’d lost 14 men
With that act the captain had lit a deadly spark
That would sit and smolder waiting in the dark
Before you lay your judgment please hear our story through
And you’ll see there was just one thing we could do
Mutiny! ...Mutiny!
We all knew the risks when we lit that fuse
But from where we stood we had nothing left to lose
The crew had reached their limit, the captain crossed the line.
And the crew all stared that icy stare, ‘cause we knew it was time for
Mutiny! ... Mutiny!
The futile try it added almost four weeks to our trip
And when we hit the islands we just wanted off that ship.
Exotic natives greeted us, girls beckoned from the beach
Our captain he decided a cruel lesson he would teach.
The captain said “now look here lads, your attitude’s quite poor
And for your bitter discontent you’ll not step foot on the shore.”
So aboard our ship we sat as the forbidden plot took shape
We knew when that word was spoke that there’d be no escape from…
[CHORUS]
Three long hellish weeks we waited, anchored in the bay
And cursed the captain’s officers as they went ashore each day.
And when the captain finally said “It’s time the sails were set.”
Off we sailed dreaming of girls we never met.
“Now we’ll make a second run to the horn” the captain said
But we knew that we would choose a different path instead
All that day we waited till the sun was setting low
And in the blood-red darkness were whispers down below of
[CHORUS]
The officers were the first to go, they went down one by one
As we approached the captain’s door, we were nearly done
The crew took all his weapons, but we gave him time to dress
When he was done, we bound him and threw him with the rest.
Those that chose to join us we let stay on through the trip
The rest got tack and old salt beef and booted off the ship
They wanted the horn so desperately, so we left them to the sea
And sailed back to that island to take a sailor’s ease from
[CHORUS]
Now we stand before you knowing of our chosen fate
And now you know the cruelty of the story we relate
Goin’ round the horn again we knew there was no hope
So we chose a little pleasure and our end here from a rope…

credits

from Cutlass, Cannon and Curves, released September 1, 2005

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

The Jolly Rogers image

The Jolly Rogers Kansas City, Missouri

Pirates before pirates were cool. The Jolly Rogers were born as the Earth still cooled, waaaay back in 1991. Bringing maritime music, sea shanties, drinking and bawdy songs to audiences before pirates were all the rage, they've been a main stage act at venues across America and Europe. ... more

contact / help

Contact The Jolly Rogers

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like The Jolly Rogers, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featured guests are the golden-voiced Baby Rose and psyche soulsters Brainstory.
listen now