Shiver My Timbers
Craig Toungate Lyrics
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Yo oh heave ho
There are men whose hearts as as black as coal
Yo oh heave ho
And they sailed their ship cross the ocean blue
A blood-thirsty captain and a cut-throat crew
Of the lust for treasure and the love of gold
Shiver my timbers, shiver my sides
Yo oh heave ho
There are hungers as strong as the wind and tides
Yo oh heave ho
And those buccaneers drowned their sins in rum
The devil himself would have to call them scum
Every man aboard would have killed his mate
For a bag of guineas or a piece of eight
A piece of eight
A piece of eight
Five, six, seven, eight
Hulla wacka ulla wacka something not right
Many wicked icky things gonna happen tonight
Hulla wacka ulla wacka sailor man beware
When de money in the ground dere's murder in de air
Murder in de air
One more time now
Shiver my timbers, shiver my bones
Yo oh heave ho
There are secrets that sleep with old Davy Jones
Yo oh heave ho
When the mainsail's set and the anchor's weighed
There's no turning back from any course that's laid
And when greed and villainy sail the sea
You can bet your boots there'll be treachery
Shiver my timbers, shiver my sails
Dead men tell no tales
The song Shiver My Timbers by Craig Toungate is a shanty that tells the story of a group of pirates led by a blood-thirsty captain and a cut-throat crew whose hearts are as black as coal. These men are on a mission to find treasure and gold, and they will do anything to get it. The pirates drown their sins in rum and would kill their mates for a bag of guineas or a piece of eight. The song hints at the treacherous nature of pirate life, where greed and villainy rule the sea, and there is always treachery lurking around every corner. The chorus of the song, "Shiver my timbers, shiver my soul, yo ho heave ho," adds to the eerie and suspenseful atmosphere of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Shiver my timbers, shiver my soul
I am scared and my soul is trembling
Yo oh heave ho
We are sailors and we are singing a sea shanty
There are men whose hearts as as black as coal
There are some really bad people out there
And they sailed their ship cross the ocean blue
They traveled across the ocean on their ship
A blood-thirsty captain and a cut-throat crew
The captain and his crew are really violent and dangerous
Of the lust for treasure and the love of gold
This is a story about greed and the desire for riches
Yo oh heave ho
We are still singing the sea shanty
There are hungers as strong as the wind and tides
People can be just as driven by hunger as by natural forces
And those buccaneers drowned their sins in rum
The pirates drank a lot of rum and tried to forget their sins
The devil himself would have to call them scum
The pirates were really, really bad people
For a bag of guineas or a piece of eight
The pirates were willing to kill for money
Five, six, seven, eight
We are still singing the sea shanty
Many wicked icky things gonna happen tonight
Something really bad is going to happen soon
When de money in the ground dere's murder in de air
When there is treasure, there is often violence
Murder in de air
We are warning people that something bad is happening
Yo oh heave ho
We are almost done singing the sea shanty
There are secrets that sleep with old Davy Jones
There are secrets that will never be revealed
When the mainsail's set and the anchor's weighed
When the ship is ready to go, they cannot turn back
You can bet your boots there'll be treachery
There will definitely be betrayal and deceit
Shiver my timbers, shiver my sails
My whole body is shaking in fear
Dead men tell no tales
If someone gets killed, they cannot reveal what happened
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