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khaosworksListening to the last track of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" soundtrack, the track entitled "He's A Pirate" that starts the end credits, the music just cries out for lyrics.
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fleetfootmike thinks that is is horrible and I'm a Philistine for wanting to tamper with perfection, but really, I swear, you can hear the words just waiting to be given expression.
I pulled together some lyrics, some of them liberally borrowed and adapted from the actual Pirates of the Caribbean ride song, "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life For Me)" which is also sung briefly in the beginning and end of the movie, and whose lyrics are echoed in some of the dialogue.
Now, get out the soundtrack if you have it, play "He's A Pirate", and see if the song fits. Try to imagine a sea-front tavern, filled with pirates, half of them singing one verse, and the other half returning the next. I leave the judgment in your hands.
The Shanty of Jack Sparrow
(to the tune of "He's A Pirate" by Klaus Badelt
from the "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" soundtrack)
Lyrics © 2003 by Terence Chua
He's a black sheep, he's a scoundrel, he's a rascal and a villain
He will pillage, he will plunder and he'll rifle and he'll loot
He's a bad egg, come to no good, and he'll charm you if you're willin'
He will kidnap and ravage, and he'll never give a hoot
He's a beggar and a blighter, he's a low life and a sinner
He'll defeat yer and he'll cheat yer and he'll beat yer at yer game
He's a bandit, he's a maggot, and he'll steal yer Sunday dinner
He's a demon and pirate, and Jack Sparrow is his name!
He's the worst pirate in history, that's a fact
Hail Captain Jack
Yo ho ho...
Lock up yer daughters!
Brace for the slaughter!
Hell or high water
Jack will be back!
So all hands go aloft for there's work to be done
'fore we head for that old Spanish Main (yo ho!)
And the life of a pirate is bright as the sun
As the Seven Seas offer us freedom again
Sail! Ho! Give them no quarter!
Yo! Ho! Raise the black pennant!
Draw! Swords! Get ready to board 'er!
Old Jack will soon win the day!
Yes,
fleetfootmike thinks that is is horrible and I'm a Philistine for wanting to tamper with perfection, but really, I swear, you can hear the words just waiting to be given expression. I pulled together some lyrics, some of them liberally borrowed and adapted from the actual Pirates of the Caribbean ride song, "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life For Me)" which is also sung briefly in the beginning and end of the movie, and whose lyrics are echoed in some of the dialogue.
Now, get out the soundtrack if you have it, play "He's A Pirate", and see if the song fits. Try to imagine a sea-front tavern, filled with pirates, half of them singing one verse, and the other half returning the next. I leave the judgment in your hands.
The Shanty of Jack Sparrow
(to the tune of "He's A Pirate" by Klaus Badelt
from the "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" soundtrack)
Lyrics © 2003 by Terence Chua
He's a black sheep, he's a scoundrel, he's a rascal and a villain
He will pillage, he will plunder and he'll rifle and he'll loot
He's a bad egg, come to no good, and he'll charm you if you're willin'
He will kidnap and ravage, and he'll never give a hoot
He's a beggar and a blighter, he's a low life and a sinner
He'll defeat yer and he'll cheat yer and he'll beat yer at yer game
He's a bandit, he's a maggot, and he'll steal yer Sunday dinner
He's a demon and pirate, and Jack Sparrow is his name!
He's the worst pirate in history, that's a fact
Hail Captain Jack
Yo ho ho...
Lock up yer daughters!
Brace for the slaughter!
Hell or high water
Jack will be back!
So all hands go aloft for there's work to be done
'fore we head for that old Spanish Main (yo ho!)
And the life of a pirate is bright as the sun
As the Seven Seas offer us freedom again
Sail! Ho! Give them no quarter!
Yo! Ho! Raise the black pennant!
Draw! Swords! Get ready to board 'er!
Old Jack will soon win the day!
