The Black Flag Flies High

(Verse 1)

We sail the wild ocean under skies dark and gray,

Chasing fat merchant ships that come our way.

With cutlass and pistol, we'll board without fear,

And plunder their gold from stem to stern clear.

(Chorus)

Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!

We'll drink to the devil till the fighting is done!

Yo ho ho, raise the black flag high!

For a pirate's free life till the day that we die!

(Verse 2)

The captain stands tall on the deck with a grin,

Spotting a prize where the riches begin.

We fire broadsides till their colors come down,

Then swing on the ropes to claim the crown.

(Chorus)

Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!

We'll drink to the devil till the fighting is done!

Yo ho ho, raise the black flag high!

For a pirate's free life till the day that we die!

(Verse 3)

We've buried our treasure on islands so far,

Marked with an X under moon and star.

No navy can catch us, no storm makes us yield,

We're kings of the waves on this bloody field.

(Chorus)

Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!

We'll drink to the devil till the fighting is done!

Yo ho ho, raise the black flag high!

For a pirate's free life till the day that we die!

(Verse 4)

When Davy Jones calls and the depths pull us low,

We'll feast in his locker with tales bold and slow.

But till that dark day, we'll roam and we'll fight,

For glory and grog under stars of the night!

(Final Chorus)

Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!

We'll drink to the devil till the fighting is done!

Yo ho ho, raise the black flag high!

For a pirate's free life till the day that we die!