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Pirates:

"Long Life to Piracy."

(Air: "Song of the Vagabonds.")

Come all you rollicking pirates bold,
You lawless lovers of liberty!
(You lovers of liberty!)
Away to port and we'll stow the hold
With cargo more in our line than tea!
(Yes, more in our line than tea!)
Pirates still,
Although there's no one left to kill,
We can drink to piracy!

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Chorus:
Sons of blood and thunder,
Is it any wonder
If we stifle memory?
Deeds so dark and gory
Fill our reper-tory,
Conscience cries for equity!
Down her, down her, sons of chivalry!
Drown her, drown her, in depths of eau-de-vie!
Death may find us shrinking;
Still we'll meet it drinking
Life, long life, to piracy!