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Friday, February 13, 2009

A Pirates Rhyme

A Pirate ship came sailing by

Sailing by, sailing by

A Pirate ship came sailing by

On Bookstart Day in the morning.

The ship it rocked from side to side

From side to side, from side to side

The ship it rocked from side to side

On Bookstart Day in the morning.

The Pirates waved and said “ahoy!”

said “ahoy!”, said “ahoy!”

The Pirates waved and said “ahoy!”

On Bookstart Day in the morning.

and if it is a Treasure Chest party…

The Pirates gave us Treasure Chests

Treasure Chests, Treasure Chests

The Pirates gave us Treasure Chests

On Bookstart Day in the morning

(to the tune of I Saw Three Ships)

~

The one-eyed pirate (Cover one eye)

He’s fierce and he’s tough (Clench fists)

He digs for buried treasure (digging motion)

He never finds enough.

He lives on a ship

Way out on the sea (wave motion)

His parrot is his only friend (perch hand on shoulder)

Except for me! (Point to self)

~

Five boney skeletons standing in a row

Five boney skeletons bow down low

Their arm bones rattle and their leg bones shake

Be careful Mr. Skeleton or you might break!

OOH! AAH! OOH! AAH! OOH! AHH!

Four boney skeletons standing in a row (repeat as above)

Three boney skeletons (repeat as above)

Two boney skeletons (repeat as above)

One boney skeleton (repeat as above)

~

I’m a pirate! That I be!

I sail me ship upon the sea

I stay up late – till half past three

And that’s a peg below my knee!

~

Sing a song of sixpence, a pocketful of rye

Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie

When the pie was opened,

The birds began to sing

Wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the king!

(It has been suggested by some that this traditional nursery rhyme represents a coded message used to recruit crews for pirate ships) Btw: Don't sing this when a pirate is around or they'll get the wrong idea.

~

Bobby Shafto's gone to sea,

Silver buckles on his knee;

He'll come back and marry me,

Bonny Bobby Shafto!

Bobby Shafto's bright and fair,

Combing down his yellow hair;

He's my love for evermore,

Bonny Bobby Shafto!

~

Two little pirates sailing on their ship

One called Pete, the other called Pip.

Sail away Pete, sail away Pip.

Come back Pete, come back Pip!


~zAZa~

A Pirate ship came sailing by

Sailing by, sailing by

A Pirate ship came sailing by

On Bookstart Day in the morning.

The ship it rocked from side to side

From side to side, from side to side

The ship it rocked from side to side

On Bookstart Day in the morning.

The Pirates waved and said “ahoy!”

said “ahoy!”, said “ahoy!”

The Pirates waved and said “ahoy!”

On Bookstart Day in the morning.

and if it is a Treasure Chest party…

The Pirates gave us Treasure Chests

Treasure Chests, Treasure Chests

The Pirates gave us Treasure Chests

On Bookstart Day in the morning

(to the tune of I Saw Three Ships)

~

The one-eyed pirate (Cover one eye)

He’s fierce and he’s tough (Clench fists)

He digs for buried treasure (digging motion)

He never finds enough.

He lives on a ship

Way out on the sea (wave motion)

His parrot is his only friend (perch hand on shoulder)

Except for me! (Point to self)

~

Five boney skeletons standing in a row

Five boney skeletons bow down low

Their arm bones rattle and their leg bones shake

Be careful Mr. Skeleton or you might break!

OOH! AAH! OOH! AAH! OOH! AHH!

Four boney skeletons standing in a row (repeat as above)

Three boney skeletons (repeat as above)

Two boney skeletons (repeat as above)

One boney skeleton (repeat as above)

~

I’m a pirate! That I be!

I sail me ship upon the sea

I stay up late – till half past three

And that’s a peg below my knee!

~

Sing a song of sixpence, a pocketful of rye

Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie

When the pie was opened,

The birds began to sing

Wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the king!

(It has been suggested by some that this traditional nursery rhyme represents a coded message used to recruit crews for pirate ships)

~

Bobby Shafto's gone to sea,

Silver buckles on his knee;

He'll come back and marry me,

Bonny Bobby Shafto!

Bobby Shafto's bright and fair,

Combing down his yellow hair;

He's my love for evermore,

Bonny Bobby Shafto!

~

Two little pirates sailing on their ship

One called Pete, the other called Pip.

Sail away Pete, sail away Pip.

Come back Pete, come back Pip!

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