During that time they saw fit to crank out a pirate movie, aptly titled Muppets Treasure Island. "Shiver Me Timbers" & "Professional Pirate" - both culled from Muppets Treasure Island There once was a time that the Muppets ruled the world. For I am a Pirate King!/And it is, it is a glorious thing/ To be a Pirate King!/For I am a Pirate King!. One of the signature songs from the opera was none other than "The Pirate King." The following except sums it all up: "The Pirate King" excerpt: Oh, better far to live and die/Under the brave black flag I fly,/Than play a sanctimonious part,/With a pirate head and a pirate heart./Away to the cheating world go you,/Where pirates all are well-to-do /But I'll be true to the song I sing,/And live and die a Pirate King. "The Pirate King" - from The Pirates of Penzance Easily one of the most successful and long-running of all stage musicals, Gilbert & Sullivan's classic The Pirates of Penzance first appeared in December of 1879. "Captain Kidd" excerpt: My name is William Kidd, as I sailed, as I sailed/My name is William Kidd, as I sailed/ My name is William Kidd, God's laws I did forbid/ And most wickedly I did, as I sailed, as I sailed… …Oh, I murdered William Moore, as I sailed, as I sailed/ I murdered William Moore, as I sailed/ I murdered William Moore and I left him in his gore/ Many leagues from shore, as I sailed, as I sailed Oh, I steered from sound to sound, as I sailed, as I sailed/Oh I steered from sound to sound, as I sailed/ I steered from sound to sound, and many ships I found/And all of them I burned as I sailed, as I sailed… 8.
Kidd himself was hanged as a pirate in 1701. This song touches upon the act of murder he committed when he killed his gunner William Moore during a mutiny. A one time pirate hunter, Kidd eventually turned coat and became a pirate himself. "Captain Kidd" - traditional Within the annals of pirate lore William Kidd ranks up there with the best of them. line/But times got tough, and though I tried, the money wasn't there/The bankers came and took my land and told me, "Fair is fair"/I looked for every kind of job, the answer always no/"Hire you now?" they'd always laugh, "We just let twenty go!" (Ha ha!)/The government, they promised me a measly little sum/But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum/Then I thought, who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone/I'm gonna be a pirate on the river Saskatchewan! (Arr!) And it's a heave (ho!) hi (ho!), coming down the plains/ Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains/And it's a ho (hey!) hi (hey!), farmers bar yer doors/When you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores… 9. "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" excerpt: Well, I used to be a farmer and I made a living fine/ I had a little stretch of land along the C. Instead of telling his bosses to take their job and shove it, he decided he'd shove it to the man, pirate style. Based on the first verse and chorus, this song is about a chap who just couldn't take it anymore. Then again the pirate spirit has the uncanny ability of manifesting itself anywhere it damn well pleases, Canada included.
I mean who would have thought there'd be pirates in Canada? Not us, that's for sure. While we're not terribly familiar with the work of The Arrogant Worms we couldn't help but smile at their chutzpah.
"The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" - The Arrogant Worms We stumbled upon this little ditty while doing research on the Net in regards to seminal pirate songs.
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