Piraten - potpourri

Chorus 2x S+G+K: We are pirates of the sea
And anyone who wants can sail with me
We are pirates, pirates, pirates of the sea

G: My dad told me:
Gert, my dear, be a baker or a farmer
Be a trader in cheese or parrot feed
My mom said: be a machinist
Or a stoker on a train
But I said: when I grow up, I’ll be a pirate captain

S+K: Do your best for the boss
Chase the rats from the cheese
G: Life is great as a pirate
S+K: Grab that bunch, grab that line
Fish the rats out of the wine
Life is great as a pirate captain

S+G 2x: And we sail to Timbuktu
Timbuktu, Timbuktu
And we sail to Timbuktu
And we’re not tired yet

S: The sailors' dog
Goes along on every trip
To the heat of the tropics
And the icy seas
H: The little dog doesn’t get seasick
He holds on tight
And he has his own little bed
That sits up on the mast

Chorus 2x

G: Our helmsman is named Jack
S+G+K: Soup, soup, soup with noodles
G: He has to eat with a hook
S+G+K: Soup, soup, soup with noodles
G: That’s why we don’t eat it often
S+G+K: Soup, soup, soup with noodles
S+G: Soup, soup, soup with flavor
S+G+K: Because the helmsman has a hook

G: When the stars call to me
When the sea breeze whistles to me
I have to go to the water
I set out on my way
But when the seagulls scream
Above the storm and the crashing waves
I long for Marlène
And want to go home again

S+K: A real pirate has
A hole in his ear
A hole in his ear
With a little ring through it
A real pirate has
A peg leg on his chest
A peg leg on his chest
And a terrible thirst
A real pirate you can spot right away
By his hole and his peg leg and his wooden leg

S+G+K: Chorus 4x

We are pirates, pirates, pirates of the sea