Pirate Song
Scrum Lyrics

Though you see me now a mere ghost of a man
Although I am now just a shadow of the man I once was

I once had the heart of a lion
My heart was once brave and fierce

Commanded my ship between many a shore
I captained my ship across many coasts

The ol' Jolly Roger a-flyin
We flew the Jolly Roger to strike fear into our enemies

Mine was a name that struck fear into men
My name was enough to instill fear in even the bravest of men

And regret into plenty of lasses
And I caused many women great regret and sorrow

Oh, how I wish I could take back those days
I deeply regret the actions of my past and yearn to change them

As I stare at these empty beer-glasses
As I reflect on my past over my empty beer glass

I think of the times past when I had it all
I reminisce about the days when I had everything

I toyed with men's wives and their daughters
I played with the lives of other men's wives and daughters

And in my pursuit of this ill-gotten wealth
And in my search for riches obtained by immoral means

I stabbed and I slashed and I slaughtered.
I resorted to violence and killing to achieve my goals

The men that I've fought
The men who I fought against

Are matched by the number of women I've bought
Are equal in number to the amount of women I have exploited

And for what?
And what was the purpose of all this?

I've killed and I've shot
I have committed murder and violence

And reddened the cold tears of children with blood
And I brought pain and suffering to innocent children

And If I could go back and make my amends
If I could turn back time and make things right

I'd make all those mistakes again
I would still make the same choices and mistakes

I'd kill every last one of those bastards, my friend
I would go as far as killing all my enemies without hesitation

My ship was the last sight that many would see
My ship was often the last thing that many people saw before their death

As we narrowed the gap with our quarry
As we closed in on our target

The sound of the cannons and splintering wood
The noise of the cannons and the breaking of the ship's timber

Would herald our paths into glory
Would signal our entry into a glorious battle

We seized all the bounty and scuppered the ship
We took all the loot and sank the ship

Our hearts hadn't time for the wounded
We did not have any empathy or concern for the injured

I took my share and the crew got the rest
I claimed my portion of the loot while the rest went to the crew

And on into port we then bounded
We sailed victoriously into the harbor

Life has many pleasures, and we had our fill
Life has many enjoyable moments, and we had plenty of them

Of food and of wenches and beer
We enjoyed plenty of food, women, and alcohol

When we'd tired of the port or had drunken it dry
When we had exhausted the port's resources or had drunk all the alcohol

The time to set sail would come near
We would then prepare to set sail again

We heeded no law
We did not obey any laws

Made other men suffer so we could have more
We caused pain and suffering to other men to increase our own wealth

With the noose of the hangman a hair's breadth away
With the threat of being hanged for our crimes looming over us

It's been many years
Many years have passed since my piracy days

Yet the screams of the vanquished still ring in my ears
But the cries of the defeated still haunt me to this day

I've blood on my hands
I am responsible for countless deaths and have their blood on my hands

I wait for my place in the halls of the damned
I wait for my eternal punishment in hell

Oh I have seen wonders you'd never have dreamed,
I have experienced incredible things that most people would never believe

And taken my fair share, I must say
And I have taken my fair share of the wealth

Holds full of booty I happily seized
I eagerly and joyfully took treasure that belonged to others

From crews who would not see a new day
From crews who were killed and would never see the light of another day

Spanish gold came and went, gem stones got sold,
I acquired and spent Spanish gold and sold precious gemstones

But I knew more lay on the horizon,
But I always believed there was more wealth to be found up ahead

Yet the beer was too good and the gals were too sweet
But I was too tempted by the pleasures of alcohol and women

And now in my old age it's gone
And now, in my old age, all that wealth and pleasure is gone