(Intro – Low chant, waves and creaking wood)
Yo Ho…
Wind on the water…
Steel in the tide…
Raise the black colors, boys—
Tonight we ride…
(Verse 1)
Moon on the mast and the salt in the air,
Cannons asleep but the devil’s out there.
Gold in the hold and a curse on the crew,
Fortune and death in the morning dew.
Compass keeps spinning wherever it may,
Rum on our breath and we’re drifting astray.
Kings want the gallows, the navy wants war,
But pirates don’t kneel to a crown anymore.
(Pre-Chorus)
Storm on the horizon, thunder in the foam,
Dead men whisper from the ocean’s bones…
(Chorus – Big gang vocals)
Raise the black, let the black flag fly!
Drink the rum and let the cannons cry!
We sail where the devil and the lost souls roam,
The sea’s the only king we know!
Raise the black, hear the wild winds roar!
Ghost ships rising from the ocean floor!
If the tide takes me before I grow old—
Bury me deep with the pirate gold!
(Verse 2)
Skeleton hands on a cursed deck rail,
Moonlight shining through ribs so pale.
Shadows are dancing in lantern light,
Some men sail—but some haunt the night.
Blades in the dark and a coin to the dead,
Maps full of lies and a price on our heads.
Fortune’s a liar but freedom is true,
Better to drown than serve their crew.
(Pre-Chorus)
Storm on the horizon, thunder in the foam,
Dead men whisper from the ocean’s bones…
(Chorus – Louder)
Raise the black, let the black flag fly!
Drink the rum and let the cannons cry!
We sail where the devil and the lost souls roam,
The sea’s the only king we know!
Raise the black, hear the wild winds roar!
Ghost ships rising from the ocean floor!
If the tide takes me before I grow old—
Bury me deep with the pirate gold!
(Bridge – Half-time, heavy guitars)
Hear the kraken in the deep below…
Calling every soul that dares to go…
Storms may break us, chains may drag
But no man rules the pirate flag!
(Gang chant building)
Yo! Ho!
To the edge of the world we go!
(Final Chorus – Huge gang vocals)
Raise the black, let the black flag fly!
Drink the rum and let the cannons cry!
We sail where the devil and the lost souls roam,
The sea’s the only king we know!
Raise the black, hear the wild winds roar!
Ghost ships rising from the ocean floor!
If the tide takes me before I grow old—
Bury me deep with the pirate gold!
Raise the black, let the black flag fly!
Drink the rum and let the cannons cry!
We sail where the devil and the lost souls roam,
The sea’s the only king we know!
Raise the black, hear the wild winds roar!
Ghost ships rising from the ocean floor!
If the tide takes me before I grow old—
Bury me deep with the pirate gold!
(Outro – chant fading)
Yo Ho…
Raise the black…
The sea calls home…
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