In the final track of her album, Petal Sykamore departs from her mostly serious tone to tell a story about about being in love with a real pirate. Filled with entertaining wordplay and comical lines, it’s a light and upbeat way to bring a close to her first full length album.
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I know they say we're too young to be in love
Baby, you know that it's just different with us
'Cuz when I looked into your patch
And in your eye
I feel connections in our hearts
And I try
To tell my mom and dad you own a boat
And when you call me "Wench"
It's just an inside joke
I remember the first day I saw your ship
You had just returned from a treasure hunting trip
And I've been in love since the day I saw you
And I had no doubts when I signed on with your crew
Our love is like a ship sailing through a storm
And I don't mind those other girls
They keep me warm
[Chorus:]
I'm in love with a pirate, baby
I'm sure there's nothing like it, baby
His hair is long, his teeth are old
But I'm drunk most of the time so I don't notice
I'm in love with a pirate, baby
I'm sure there's nothing like it, baby
Every night I get to shine his shoes
And every day is like a Caribbean cruise
Swab the deck
Scrub out the captain's chamber pot
Some days it's bloody cold
Some days it's bloody hot
But it's so worth it to crawl in bed next to you
That's to say if your fleabag monkey's not there too
I love it when you get let me steer the wheel
Even though I know it's because you wanna
Cop a feel
[Chorus]
I have no doubt one day
Me and my love will be wed
So here's to hoping that I can make that
Before I'm dead
Cuz one thing they didn't tell me about the seas
Is how susceptible you are to most to disease
Scurvy, Typhoid, even the Black Plague
Coincidentally, that's how my love got his peg leg
[Chorus]
I'm in love with a pirate, baby
I'm sure there's nothing like it, baby
My hair is gone, my teeth have rot
But he still says I'm smoking hot
I'm in love with a pirate, baby
I'm sure there's nothing like it, baby
Every night I get to shine his shoes
So hoist the colors and dig out all the booze
Cuz life is just a Caribbean cruise
Pirate Song was written by Sykamore.
Pirate Song was produced by Jordan Wiberg.
Sykamore released Pirate Song on Mon Jul 22 2013.