The Jolly Rogers - Mutiny! lyrics
[The Jolly Rogers - Mutiny! lyrics]
Our captain he decided we'd all
Go 'round the horn
And in that fateful moment
A hatred it was born
The trip was truly awful
With the sleet and hail and wind
And by the time we turned back
We'd lost fourteen men!
With that act the captain had
Lit a deadly spark
That would sit and smolder
Waiting in the dark
Before you lay your judgement
Please hear our story through
And you'll see
There was just one thing we could do mutiny!
Mutiny!
The futile try it added almost
Four weeks to our trip
And when we hit the islands
We just wanted off that ship
Exotic natives greeted us
Girls beckonеd from the beach the captain
Hе decided a cruel lesson he could teach
The captain said "Now look here, lads
Your attitude's quite poor
And for your bitter discontent, you won't
Step foot on the shore, "
So aboard our ship we sat as
The forbidden plot took shape
We knew when that word was spoke
That there'd be no escape
From mutiny! Mutiny!
We all knew the risks when we lit that fuse
But from where we stood
We had nothing left to lose!
The crew had reached their limit's
The captain crossed a line
And the crew all stared that icy stare
'cause we knew it was time for mutiny!
Mutiny!
Three long, hellish weeks we waited
Anchored in the bay
And cursed the captain's officers as
They went ashore each day
And when the captain finally said "It's
Time the sails were set, "
Off we sailed, dreaming of girls we never met
"Now we'll make a second run to the horn
" the captain said but we knew that we would
Choose a different path instead
All that day we waited till
The sun was setting low
And in the blood-red darkness
Were whispers down below
Of mutiny! Mutiny!
The officers were the first to go
They went down one by one
As we approached the captain's door
We were nearly done
The crew took all his weapons but
We gave him time to dress when he was done
We bound him and threw him with the rest
Those that chose to join us we
Let stay all through the trip
The rest got tack and old salt
Beef and booted off the ship
They wanted the horn so desperately
So we left 'em to the see
And sailed back to that island
To take a sailor's ease
From mutiny! Mutiny!
We all knew the risks when we lit that fuse
But from where we stood
We had nothing left to lose!
The crew had reached their limit's
The captain crossed a line
And the crew all stared that icy stare
'cause we knew it was time for mutiny!
Mutiny!
Now we stand before you knowing
Of our chosen fate
And now you know the cruelty
Of the story we relate
Going 'round the horn again
We knew there was no hope
So we chose a little pleasure and
Our end here from a rope
Go 'round the horn
And in that fateful moment
A hatred it was born
The trip was truly awful
With the sleet and hail and wind
And by the time we turned back
We'd lost fourteen men!
With that act the captain had
Lit a deadly spark
That would sit and smolder
Waiting in the dark
Before you lay your judgement
Please hear our story through
And you'll see
There was just one thing we could do mutiny!
Mutiny!
The futile try it added almost
Four weeks to our trip
And when we hit the islands
We just wanted off that ship
Exotic natives greeted us
Girls beckonеd from the beach the captain
Hе decided a cruel lesson he could teach
The captain said "Now look here, lads
Your attitude's quite poor
And for your bitter discontent, you won't
Step foot on the shore, "
So aboard our ship we sat as
The forbidden plot took shape
We knew when that word was spoke
That there'd be no escape
From mutiny! Mutiny!
We all knew the risks when we lit that fuse
But from where we stood
We had nothing left to lose!
The crew had reached their limit's
The captain crossed a line
And the crew all stared that icy stare
'cause we knew it was time for mutiny!
Mutiny!
Three long, hellish weeks we waited
Anchored in the bay
And cursed the captain's officers as
They went ashore each day
And when the captain finally said "It's
Time the sails were set, "
Off we sailed, dreaming of girls we never met
"Now we'll make a second run to the horn
" the captain said but we knew that we would
Choose a different path instead
All that day we waited till
The sun was setting low
And in the blood-red darkness
Were whispers down below
Of mutiny! Mutiny!
The officers were the first to go
They went down one by one
As we approached the captain's door
We were nearly done
The crew took all his weapons but
We gave him time to dress when he was done
We bound him and threw him with the rest
Those that chose to join us we
Let stay all through the trip
The rest got tack and old salt
Beef and booted off the ship
They wanted the horn so desperately
So we left 'em to the see
And sailed back to that island
To take a sailor's ease
From mutiny! Mutiny!
We all knew the risks when we lit that fuse
But from where we stood
We had nothing left to lose!
The crew had reached their limit's
The captain crossed a line
And the crew all stared that icy stare
'cause we knew it was time for mutiny!
Mutiny!
Now we stand before you knowing
Of our chosen fate
And now you know the cruelty
Of the story we relate
Going 'round the horn again
We knew there was no hope
So we chose a little pleasure and
Our end here from a rope