Barrel of Beer

Verse 1

The Black Bird is sinking, her guts on the reef,

The sharks feed on flesh while we drink in relief.

We slit the mate's throat when he reached for the key,

And dragged this sweet nectar from out of the sea.

Pre-Chorus

Rolled it round town, with revelrous cheer,

Salt on our boots, and mugs full of Beer.

Chorus

Barrel of beer rolled up to the sand,

Roaring and rowdy, we all took a stand.

Raise up your mug, let the good times abound,

For tonight we are kings their captain has drowned!

Post-Chorus

Heave ho, let the beer flow!

Heave ho, let the beer flow!

Verse 2

Storms took the mast, but fortune was kind,

Golden and frothy, the best we could find.

Laughing and drinking, into the night,

Whiskey and wenches till morning light.

Pre-Chorus

Roll it round town, with revelrous cheer,

Salt on our boots, and the taste of Beer.

Chorus

Barrel of beer rolled up to the sand,

Roaring and rowdy, we all took a stand.

Raise up your mug, let the good times abound,

For tonight we are kings their captain has drowned!

Post-Chorus

Heave ho, let the beer flow!

Heave ho, let the beer flow!

Bridge

With bone-deep infections and mead in our chest,

We'll drink to the bastards we sent to their rest.

The sand's drinking crimson, the tide's turning red,

We wash down the horror by toastin' the dead!

Verse 3

Ol Red lost his arm to a high-born's blade,

So we burned down their port for taxes unpaid.

Now we choke down the foam through a mouthful of glass,

And watch the red crows strip the flesh from the mast.

Chorus

Barrel of beer rolled up to the sand,

Roaring and rowdy, we all took a stand.

Raise up your mug, let the good times abound,

For tonight we are kings their captain has drowned!

Outro

Heave ho... let the beer flow...

The hangman is coming, the black wind will blow.

Drink 'til you blind 'fore the gallows take hold,

Bleed out the silver, and swallow your gold.

fade out

Heave ho... Heave ho... Heave ho...