Raise the Black Flag Songtext
von Teminite

Ere Jim, ′ave a seat an' I′ll tell you a tale
That'll cause your blood to run cold
It was a dark and stormy night, three weeks out of Ilfracombe
Bound for the isle of Lundy
Just east of Devil's Slide
Late in the middle watch there was a call from the fore topsail yard

"On deck there, a sail, one point on the starboard bow"

Through the mist and fog, a dark shape emerged
A ghostly figure standing at its helm
Course set, intent clear, it bore down upon us
On the wind, a refrain to strike fear into the heart of any man


Fifteen men on a dead man′s chest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
And another bottle of rum
Fifteen men on a dead man′s chest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum (God preserve us)
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho and a-

Send them to the depths

Just one more bottle of rum

Raise the Black Flag

Just one more bottle of rum

Fifteen men on a dead man's chest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum (we′re gonna need a bigger cannon)
And another bottle of rum (oh, let's use that one)
Fifteen men on a dead man′s chest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum (on my command)
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho and a-

Send them to the depths

Ah ha ha ha ha ha...
Fire!

Just one more bottle of rum

Raise the Black Flag

Just one more bottle of rum


Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...
Ooarh, where's me rum?