Our ship sailed out from Portsmouth town
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
She was a gallant ship both fore and aft
Now roll me hearties, heave – ho!
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
And bring her about with a heave and a ho now
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
A pirate crew with a captain bold
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
Seeking ships for silver and gold
Now roll me hearties, heave – ho!
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
There‟s a gale a-brewin‟, so bring her about now
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
With Captain Thomson at her wheel
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
We took all ships with shot and steel
Now roll me hearties, heave – ho!
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
And point her bow into the gale now
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
We turned for port with gold in store
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
As we neared the rocks the mainsail tore
Now roll me hearties, heave – ho!
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
The gale is here, God save us now, boys
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
“We‟re lost me boys”, the pilot said
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
“We‟re goin‟ down, we‟ll all be dead!”
Now roll me hearties, heave – ho!
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
With a terrible crash she broke in two
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
Their bones on the bottom, as white as snow
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
In the embrace of Davy Jones
Now roll me hearties, heave – ho!
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
That pirate crew all roasts in Hell now
Roll me hearties, heave – ho!
Roll me hearties, heave ---- HO!
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
supported by 9 fans who also own “Roll Me Hearties”
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