(Verse 1)
The lookout yelled from high above,
"A sail upon the western line!"
We cleared the deck for bloody work,
And ran the black flag up the pine.
The captain called for shot and powder,
Match is lit and ready now,
We bore down hard into the wind,
And aimed right for the rival's bow!
(Chorus)
So heave her up and haul her in!
We’ll take their gold and take their skin!
The cannons roar, the timbers break,
We’ll leave a graveyard in our wake!
(Verse 2)
The first broadside it ripped the air,
It tore their mainmast to the deck.
The grape-shot whistled through the smoke,
To turn their flagship to a wreck.
With grappling hooks and boarding pikes,
We leaped across the narrow gap,
We cut them down from stem to stern,
And caught them in a deadly trap!
(Chorus)
So heave her up and haul her in!
We’ll take their gold and take their skin!
The cannons roar, the timbers break,
We’ll leave a graveyard in our wake!
(Verse 3)
Their captain fell, his sword was broke,
They struck their colors to the crew.
We plundered all their loaded hold,
Before the burning hull split through.
Now pull the oars and raise the glass,
The prize is ours to split and share,
We'll drink a health to those who fell,
And those who sail the devil's snare!
(Chorus)
So heave her up and haul her in!
We’ll take their gold and take their skin!
The cannons roar, the timbers break,
We’ll leave a graveyard in our wake!