Pirate Songs

Here are the lyrics to the sing-along book, Portside Pirates, that we will be reading this week. You can find a video of Portside Pirates at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qAngsMJD3I and sing along at home.

Portside Pirates

When I was young I had some fun
The day I went to sea
I jumped on board a piratre ship
And the captain said to me
Oh we go this way, that way,
portside, starboard
over the deep blue sea
this way, that way,
port side, starboard
over the deep blue sea

I sailed with you to Timbuktu
The day I went to sea
I jumped on board a piratre ship
And the captain said to me
Oh we go this way, that way,
portside, starboard
over the deep blue sea
this way, that way,
port side, starboard
over the deep blue sea

The west wind's force blew us off course
The day I went to sea
I jumped on board a piratre ship
And the captain said to me
Oh we go this way, that way,
portside, starboard
over the deep blue sea
this way, that way,
port side, starboard
over the deep blue sea

We hit a storm, our sails were torn
The day I went to sea
I jumped on board a piratre ship
And the captain said to me
Oh we go this way, that way,
portside, starboard
over the deep blue sea
this way, that way,
port side, starboard
over the deep blue sea

The first mate roared, "man overboard"
The day I went to sea
I jumped on board a piratre ship
And the captain said to me
Oh we go this way, that way,
portside, starboard
over the deep blue sea
this way, that way,
port side, starboard
over the deep blue sea

The storm blew out, we looked about,
The day I went to sea
I jumped on board a piratre ship
And the captain said to me
Oh we go this way, that way,
portside, starboard
over the deep blue sea
this way, that way,
port side, starboard
over the deep blue sea

From the front deck we saw a wreck
The day I went to sea
I jumped on board a piratre ship
And the captain said to me
Oh we go this way, that way,
portside, starboard
over the deep blue sea
this way, that way,
port side, starboard
over the deep blue sea

We had no fear we sailed up near
The day I went to sea
I jumped on board a piratre ship
And the captain said to me
Oh we go this way, that way,
portside, starboard
over the deep blue sea
this way, that way,
port side, starboard
over the deep blue sea

We found a hoard of gold on board
The day I went to sea
I jumped on board a piratre ship
And the captain said to me
Oh we go this way, that way,
portside, starboard
over the deep blue sea
this way, that way,
port side, starboard
over the deep blue sea

We weighed and measured all our treasure
The day I went to sea
I jumped on board a piratre ship
And the captain said to me
Oh we go this way, that way,
portside, starboard
over the deep blue sea
this way, that way,
port side, starboard
over the deep blue sea

We sang this song the whole day long
The day I went to sea
Oh the pirate's life is full of fun
The pirate's life for me!
Oh we go this way, that way,
portside, starboard
The pirate's life for me!
this way, that way,
port side, starboard
The pirate's life for me!