9/19/13

Yarr, t’is “International Talk Like a Pirate Day” once again.  So me hearties, hoist up a flagon of grog and batten down yer hatches for I’ll keep it up as long as I can… yarr!  Shiver me timbers if I haven’t heard from Cap’n John Blue Beard about me reckonin’ yesterday.  I be getting’ the yella belly over this deadline.   Yarr, I feel the winds be agin’ us.  We be adrift in the Sargasso with dead-calm seas, not makin’ any headway emigratin’ the shop nor makin’ Lil' Wiggly “sea-worthy.”  Aye, they be troublin’ times fer this old sea-dog.  Narr, me heart isn’t in this Cap’n’s Log today.  Yer goin’ to have to settle fer the sea-shanty from 2008’s “ITLPD” log entry… yarr.

Come all ye young fellows that follows the sea

                T’me, way hey, blow the man down

Now pay ye attention and listens to me

                Give me some time to blow the man down

I'm a deep water sailor just comes from Hong Kong

                T’me, way hey, blow the man down

Ye gives me some whiskey, I'll sings ye a song

                Give me some time to blow the man down

When a trim Black Ball Liner’s preparin’ fer sea

T’me, way hey, blow the man down

You’ll split yer sides laughin’, such sights ye will see

                Give me some time to blow the man down

There’s tinkers and tailors, shoemakers and all

                T’me, way hey, blow the man down

They’re all shipped fer sailors aboards the Black Ball

                Give me some time to blow the man down

When a big Black Ball liner’s a-leavin’ her dock

                T’me, way hey, blow the man down

The boys and the girls on the pier-head do flock

                Give me some time to blow the man down

Now, when the big liner, she’s clear o’ the land

                T’me, way hey, blow the man down

Me bosun, John, roars out the word o’ command

                Give me some time to blow the man down

“Come quickly, lay aft to the break o’ the poop

T’me, way hey, blow the man down

Or I'll help ye along with the toe o’ me boot!”

                Give me some time to blow the man down

Pays attention to orders, ye one and ye all,

                T’me, way hey, blow the man down

For see high above ye, there flies the Black Ball

                Give me some time to blow the man down

‘Tis larboard and starboard, on deck ye will sprawl

                T’me, way hey, blow the man down

For Dimlight the Pirate commands this Black Ball

                So give me some time to… blow… the… man… doooooooowwwwwwwwn!