A popular song from 1903.
Words by E. Teschemacher.
Music by David Dick Slater.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- This is the song of the pirate bold
Who sailed the seas in the days of old
His smile was grim and his hair was black
And he loved a ship on the homeward track
Did the pirate bold
He laughed “Ha ha!” and a song he sang
When the yardarm created and his victims hung
And a dreadful life he seemed to lead
If all is true that today we read
Of the pirate bold
Chorus
He laughed “Ha, ha, ha, ha!” and a song he sang
When the yardarm creaked and his victims hung
And a terrible life he seemed to lead
If all is true that today we read
Of the pirate bold
IIf all is true that today we read
Of the pirate bold
Beware, beware, when the night is black
The pirate bold is on your track
He’ll do for you and your good ship too
The pirate bold
Beware, beware, when the night is black
The pirate bold is on your track
He’ll do for you and your good ship too
So you’d better do for him before he does for you
The pirate bold
- This is the song of the pirate bold
Who ailed the seas in the days of old
You let him win, ‘twas the safest plan
For if you didn’t then the fun began
With the pirate bold
When he caught a maid with golden hair
He carried her off to his island fair
and there she dwelt in a castle grim
And made it most unpleasant for him
That pirate bold