Yo Ho!
The Disney Chorus Lyrics

The Disney Chorus's song "Yo Ho!" is a catchy pirate-themed tune that describes the adventurous and rowdy lifestyle of pirates. The lyrics depict pirates as unruly individuals who enjoy pillaging, plundering, and looting. Drinking is also a prevalent theme in the lyrics with the phrase "Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho" repeated throughout. The verses continuously list the misdeeds of these pirates, including kidnapping, ravaging, extortion, pilfering, filching, sacking, marauding, embezzling, hijacking, kindling, charring, inflaming, and igniting. They are described as rascals, scoundrels, villains, knaves, devils, and black sheep. Despite their many faults, the song ends with the declaration that they are loved by their mothers and fathers, implying that the pirates are not all bad.

The song is a part of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, which opened in 1967. The attraction was so popular that it inspired a movie franchise of the same name.
The song was written by George Bruns and Xavier Atencio.
The melody of the song is based on a song called "March of the Toreadors" from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet.
The song was inducted into the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) "Top 25 Songs of the Century" in 1999.
The song was covered by the punk rock band NOFX on their 2007 album "They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!"
The song inspired a line of Disney merchandise, including t-shirts, hats, mugs, and pins.
The drink "Hogshead Brew," available at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios, Orlando, is inspired by the line "drink up, me 'earties, yo ho" from the song.
The Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World has a restaurant named after the song. The restaurant is called "Blue Bayou" and serves Cajun and Creole cuisine.
The attraction at Disneyland had a scene where pirates chase women, but was later changed to have the women chasing the pirates, following complaints from feminist groups.
The song was also featured in the Kingdom Hearts video game series.

Chords:
The chords for the song are G, D, A, and C, but they are not in a strict order. The song is commonly played in the key of G major.