What Exactly Are Those Words?And what, exactly were those words? You remember:
Yo ho, Yo ho,
A pirate's life for me!
We pillage and plunder and rifle and loot
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho;
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
Yo ho, Yo ho,
A pirate's life for me!
We extort and pilfer, we filch and we sack
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho;
Maraud and embezzle and even highjack
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
Yo ho, Yo ho,
A pirate's life for me!
We're rascals and scoundrels, we're villains and knaves
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
Yo ho, Yo ho,
A pirate's life for me!
We kindle and char, inflame and ignite
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
We burn up the city, we're really a fright
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
We're beggars and blighters and ne'er-do-well cads
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
Aye, but we are loved by our mommies and dads
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
For those of you for whom this little ditty is still unfamiliar, it's "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)," words by Xavier Atencio; music by George Bruns.
We gratefully acknowledge our debt to "The Pirates of the Caribbean Page" for these lyrics.