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Pirates are swarthy, one-handed and warty.
I?m not that swarthy, but I?m a pirate.

My Dad?s Dad?s Dad was Captain Hook.
You might have seen him in a book.
We all wear an eye patch, ?cause we?re pirates.

I was born on the rolling sea
Codfish were my family.
Every day I?d wash the plank.
Seaweed stew...ew! It stank!

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I just wanna be a normal kid.
I don?t wanna do what my Daddy did.
I?d like to steer this pirate ship towards shore
?Cause I don?t wanna be a pirate anymore.

My Daddy is grumpy, my Grandpa is stumpy,
My bedroom is dumpy...well, we?re pirates!

I?ve never ridden in a car; I can?t see movies rated R (argh!)
I just stare up at the stars, ?cause I?m a pirate.

I get seasick all the time.
All I ever drink is brine.
Buried treasure can be dull.
?Wash my patch!? ?Clean the hull!?

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It might seem like a heckuva time, but believe me it?s no fun.
I just might walk the plank myself if one more smelly pirate yells,
?Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!?

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