Born on a bed of nails back in '54
Raised from the ground up filthy, stinkin' poor
The land, she gave us nuthin'
The sweet air, she would tease
And still my eyes would wander
Across the darkened seas

For five years they'd abused me, slavery made flesh
All me friends, they buckled down
Lost to pain and death
But I would not surrender!
Not I, not now, not then!
And late one night, he got it good
Stabbed by his own poisonous pen

(bridge):
I would never, ever forget
The life they took from me
I hear it every night
In every wrenching plea!

(chorus):
From the very pits they spawned us
The corsairs of the ebony ocean
Your very wealth, her light has drawn us
To raise a swath of rank commotion!
HA HA! Take it all!
For a life of luxury on the open sea!
The defiant rise as the decadent fall
As we promise adventure and glee!

Quarter century hence, my life of crime began
Of thievery and fightin’, always livin’ on the lam
But when I could go no further
When swords, at me, were drawn
A perilous crowd befell my foes
Kings taken down by pawns!

We all decided, then
To leave the land behind
To raise our fists in victory
Against a sorry humankind
The laws of men are worthless!
And all their holy writ!
So on this ship, we were reborn
To Hell with all your shit!

All would then fear our presence
A captain and his men
Who strike as silver lightning
And come back ‘round again
For another bout of violence
And every piece of eight
Our sneering grins they shan’t forget
Ye can’t escape us, mate!

As the endless horizon beckons
And stretches many a mile
Me and my filthy crew
This wretched rank and file
Raise the blackened flag
With bones and grinning skull
And all that lie before us
Will be under our control!

“We will never, ever forget
The lives they took from us…
Clean them out, and afterwards
BLOW THEM ALL TO DUST!”

(chorus)

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