Hoist the Colours (Sea Shanty)

[Verse 1]

The king and his men

Stole the queen from her bed

And bound her in her bones

The seas be ours

And by the powers

Where we will, we'll roam

[Chorus]

Yo, ho, all hands

Hoist the colours high

Heave ho, thieves and beggars

Never shall we die

Yo, ho, haul together

Hoist the colours high

Heave ho, thieves and beggars

Never shall we die

[Verse 2]

Some men have died

And some are alive

And others sail on the sea

With the keys to the cage

And the Devil to pay

We lay to Fiddler's Green

[Chorus]

Yo, ho, all together

Hoist the colours high

Heave ho, thieves and beggars

Never shall we die

[Verse 3]

The bell has been raised

From its watery grave

Do you hear its sepulchral tone?

We are a call to all

Pay heed the squall

And turn your sail toward home

[Chorus]

Yo, ho, all together

Hoist the colours high

Heave ho, thieves and beggars

Never shall we die