The Pirate King

[Verse 1: David Wise]
Oh, better far to live and die
Under the brave black flag, I fly
Then play a sanctimonious part
With a pirate head and a pirate heart
Away to the cheating world go you
Where pirates all are well-to-do
But I'll be true to the song I sing
And live and die a Pirate King

[Chorus: David Wise & Chorus]
For I am a Pirate King
And it is, it is a glorious thing
To be a Pirate King
For I am a Pirate King
(You are, hurrah for the Pirate King)
And it is, it is a glorious thing
To be a Pirate King
(It is, hurrah for the Pirate King
Hurrah for the Pirate King)

[Verse 2: David Wise]
When I sally forth to seek my prey
I help myself in a royal way
I sink a few more ships, it’s true
Then a well-bred monarch ought to do
But many a king on a first-class throne
If he wants to call his crown his own
Must manage somehow to get through
More dirtier work than ever I do

[Chorus: David Wise, Chorus, Both]
For I am a Pirate King
And it is, it is a glorious thing
To be a Pirate King
For I am a Pirate King
(You are, hurrah for the Pirate King)
And it is, it is a glorious thing
To be a Pirate King
(It is, hurrah for the Pirate King)
To be a Pirate King