Dancin' The Hempen Jig
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Today I'll be hung by the gallows at noon
For many they say my death came come too soon
For buccaneer's life is the one that I've led
We've waited for freedom but today I'll be dead
My ship was a schooner and Priss was her name
We sailed for adventure, for fortune and fame
We raided the galleons in the ports and the towns
The navy lay lurking as we drank the rum down
They set fire to my ship and my back met their whip
As they shackled me towards my doom
Then they prisoned me here, I've waited a year
My dying day finally has come
I'll be dancing the hempen jig today
For my crimes I'm about to pay
With a rope 'round my chin I'll face death with a grin
I'll sway in the wind as the tide pushes in
I'll be dancing the hempen rope jig
At the trial I stood with the rest of my crew
In our defense there was naught we could do
For the trial took four months, we buccaneers bold
Who'd ghost of a lifetime for a thirsted for gold
There was mutiny, piracy, thievery and more
We pillaged and plundered the port by the score
We sacked every town and each port that we crossed
Taking their booty and left them to rot
There was fear in my gut as the jury stood up
Their verdict was not a surprise
Then the sentence passed down from the judge and the crown
The cruel sword had glint in his eyes
I'll be dancing the hempen jig today
For my crimes I'm about to pay
With a rope 'round my chin I'll face death with a grin
I'll sway in the wind as the tide pushes in
I'll be dancing the hempen rope jig
All those nights spent drinking beneath the stars
They've been replaced with chains and with bars
And my riches and fame have been taken away
Replaced with the dread for buccaneer's life that I've led
On the gallows I'll stand and I'll take up death's hand
Three times I'll be washed by the sea
With my corpse made into tar I'll serve warning to all
Death's coming to pirates like me
I'll be dancing the hempen jig today
For my crimes I'm about to pay
With a rope 'round my chin I'll face death with a grin
I'll sway in the wind as the tide pushes in
I'll be dancing the hempen rope jig
I'll be dancing the hempen jig today
For my crimes I'm about to pay
I was free for so long, I did too much shit wrong
The rope 'round my chin takes my final breath in
I'm dancing the hempen rope jig