Once I met a pirate, a sailor proud and free
He told me stories of just how glorious pirate life could be
So I signed aboard his pirate crew and sailed away to sea
Where I learned a pirate life is not the life for me
The morning when I first awoke, he handed me a mop
And ordered me to swab the deck, all day I couldn't stop
I never heard that pirates were supposed to clean the floor
And I don't think I wanna be a pirate anymore
No I don't really wanna be a pirate anymore
I thought it was the life for me, but now I'm not so sure
So turn your ship around, me boys, and take me back to shore
'Cause I don't really wanna be a pirate anymore!
I thought I'd find adventure in a foreign port of call
But soon we hit the doldrums and we didn't move at all
So pump me boys and row me boys, the bosun he did shout
Well, if that's the life of piracy, then you can count me out!
But then at last the day came when they handed me a map
X marks the spot to treasure, we'd find it in a snap
But it turns out it's a lot of work to navigate by star
And I don't think I wanna be a pirate anymore
No I don't really wanna be a pirate anymore
I thought it was the life for me, but now I'm not so sure
So turn your ship around, me boys, and take me back to shore
'Cause I don't really wanna be a pirate anymore!
We landed on an island where the treasure could be found
We followed the instructions, started digging in the ground
But the hole we dug was empty, no chest of gold or jewels
Were we clever pirates, or just a ship of fools?
But then the mate exclaimed, me hearties, look at what I've got!
We must have read the map wrong, X marks a different spot
We dug again and this time we found gold and jewels galore!
And now I think I wanna be a pirate ever more!
Yes now I really wanna be a pirate ever more
It really is the life for me if treasure lies in store
So turn your ship around, me boys, let's find a different shore
'Cause now I really wanna be a pirate ever more
Yes now I really wanna be a pirate ever more
It really is the life for me if treasure lies in store
So turn your ship around, me boys, let's find a different shore
'Cause now I really wanna be a pirate ever more
Yes now I really wanna be a pirate ever more - yo ho!
credits
from Tricorn Tales,
released September 23, 2022
Lyrics: Donna Elanor
Music: Donna Elanor with John Davis Durant Jr
Donna Elanor: Vocals, bouzouki
James Gummer: Percussion
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