Pirate in a Box
Lemon Demon Lyrics

On nights like this, when the sea's a bit amiss,
During times of turmoil at sea,

And the lights go down across the seaside village. Yarr!
As darkness falls across the land and sea,

I get down. I feel had.
I become upset and feel deceived,

I feel on the verge of going mad,
I feel like I am losing my mind,

And then it's time to loot and pillage.
But then I feel the urge to become a pirate and steal from others.

I put on me eyepatch, and swab up the poop deck,
I assume my pirate identity by putting on my eyepatch and cleaning the ship's deck.

And pull the wig down on me head. Yarr!
I complete my transformation by putting on my pirate wig.

Suddenly I'm Captain Midwest Midnight Checkout Wench,
I take on a new identity as a pirate captain.

Until I keelhaul and put meself to bed.
But eventually I retire from my pirate persona and go to sleep.

I look back on where I'm from;
I reflect on my past and where I came from.

Look at the scalawag I've become.
I look at the pirate I have transformed into.

And the strangest things seem suddenly routine.
My pirate ways have become so normal to me now.

I look up from me grog on the rocks,
I take a moment to look up from my drink on the shore.

A gift-wrapped wig still in the box
I see a new pirate wig that is still in its wrapping.

Of scurvy velveteen.
It is made of a rough, worn-out material.

I put on me eyepatch, and polish me pegleg,
I get ready to become a pirate again by polishing my peg leg and putting on my eyepatch.

And pull the wig down from the shelf. Yarr!
And complete my transformation into pirate mode by putting on my new wig.

Suddenly I'm Miss Delahaye 1663,
I take on a different pirate persona as Miss Delahaye.

Until I keelhaul and turn back to meself.
But eventually, I transition back to my normal self.

Some wenches, they have natural ease.
Some female pirates are naturally good at being pirates.

They wear it any way they please,
They have a lot of freedom in how they present themselves.

With their parrot curls and perfumed treasure chests, ha ha.
With all their quirks and interesting features.

Wear it up, blow me down,
They can do whatever they want and it will always look good.

This is the best way that I've found
This way of being a pirate is the most enjoyable for me.

To be the scurviest you've ever seen.
To embody the essence of piracy like no one else.

I put on me eyepatch and lower the anchor.
I get ready to become a pirate again by putting on my eyepatch and lowering the anchor.

I'm pulling the wig down from the shelf. Yarr!
And complete my transformation into pirate mode by putting on my pirate wig once again.

Suddenly I'm Miss Saucy Booty from the sea,
I take on yet another persona as Miss Saucy Booty from the sea.

Until I keelhaul and I turn back to meself. Yarr!
But eventually, I transition back to my normal self yet again.

Chum, grog, jolly roger, barnacles and stew.
Various items and phrases from pirate culture.

Cutlass curls, bilgerats, it's all because of you,
All these things are associated with piracy because of the influence of pirates themselves.

With your Davy Jones' locker, and your hook and eyepatch, too.
More pirate-related things associated with pirate culture.

Ahoy, yarr, darr, ahoy, it's all because of you.
All these phrases and experiences are associated with pirates and pirate culture.

Yarr, land ho me matey!
I have spotted land, my friend!

Okay, everyone:
I address everyone who's listening or involved in the action.

I put on me eyepatch, and shiver me timbers.
I'm getting back into pirate mode by putting on my eyepatch and saying a pirate-y phrase.

I'm pulling the wig down from the shelf. Yarr!
And complete my transformation into pirate mode by putting on my pirate wig once again, with a pirate exclamation.

Suddenly I'm this buccaneer of land and sea,
I am now fully embodying my pirate persona.

And I ain't never… I'm never sailing back!
And I vow never to abandon my pirate life.

Yarr! Yarr!
Pirate cheers!