Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Salt in my teeth Union Jack stitched on my sleeve Sun burns red on this English neck Charts all torn But I still believe Caribbean glare Hull creaks low as a pub back stair Spyglass up Spot green-white rags Irish dogs in the summer air (hah!) [Chorus] Raise it high Black flag in the blue Rum on my tongue Got a bone to chew Shamrock steel Redcross bruises too Carve my name in the keel on you Black flag in the blue (hey!) Black flag in the blue [Verse 2] Barrel of fire Molasses sweat and gunpowder choir He yells slurs in a Cork-born bark I answer back with a London snarl Grapples that bite Ships locked close like a pub crawl fight Fists Then blades Then a grudging grin "Buy you a drink if we both still live" [Chorus] Raise it high Black flag in the blue Rum on my tongue Got a bone to chew Shamrock steel Redcross bruises too Carve my name in the keel on you Black flag in the blue (oh-woah) Black flag in the blue [Bridge] We spill our blood in the same warm sea Same cracked hands Same bad teeth He toasts saints I curse the crown But we both go up if these decks go down [Chorus] Raise it high Black flag in the blue Rum on my tongue Still a bone to chew Shamrock steel Redcross bruises too Sing our sins till the sun cuts through Black flag in the blue (one more!) Black flag in the blue
Tags
Rowdy Celtic-punk sea shanty with male vocals, stomp-along floor toms and snare, jangly acoustic and distorted electric guitars, wheezing concertina, gang vocals on the hook; verses tight and narrative, chorus explodes with shout-along lines and clinking-glass sound FX, bridge drops to half-time with low whistles before a final raucous refrain
Duration
2:51
Instrumental
No
Created
3/29/2026