[Intro]
Hoist it up
Kick the shore aside
We came for gold
And a wicked good time
[Verse 1]
We sailed in on a rotten south wind
With a keg in the hold and a grin in the grin
Broke three docks and a bishop's plate
Stole his brandy and his gilded fate
The cook's got a knife and a mouth like hell
The first mate swears by the grog we sell
I kissed a cutlass, bit my lip
Now the whole damn crew wants one more sip
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the fiddle scream
Hear the boots hit wood
We're mean, we're drunk
And we're up to no good
[Chorus]
Yo ho, let it roar
Bring the rum barrel riot
Yo ho, let it roar
We get nasty, then we try it
Gold in the fist
Fire in the throat
Yo ho, let it roar
Till the whole ship floats
[Verse 2]
Found a pearl in a queen's silk bra
Saw a priest in the foam say "what the—ah"
We made a feast from a stolen pig
Then danced on the deck like a barnyard pig
The galley girls laughed, the deckhands howled
One took my hat and the shark went prowled
We rolled in tar and a bucket of lace
Then kissed the moon with a blackened face
[Pre-Chorus]
Bend that bow
Let the course line sing
We drink for luck
And we bite the king
[Chorus]
Yo ho, let it roar
Bring the rum barrel riot
Yo ho, let it roar
We get nasty, then we try it
Gold in the fist
Fire in the throat
Yo ho, let it roar
Till the whole ship floats
[Bridge]
[Drop to fiddle and stomp]
When the tide runs cold
And the lantern dies
We'll laugh at doom
With red-rimmed eyes
No saint can save
This shameless crew
We steal the dark
And spit right through
[Final Chorus]
Yo ho, let it roar
Bring the rum barrel riot
Yo ho, let it roar
We get nasty, then we try it
Gold in the fist
Fire in the throat
Yo ho, let it roar
Till the whole ship floats
Yo ho, let it roar
Sing it with the knives out
Yo ho, let it roar
Till the dawn gets kicked out
Gold in the fist
Fire in the throat
Yo ho, let it roar
Till the whole ship floats
[Outro]
Row, row, row
You filthy thunder crew
Row, row, row
The devil's coming too