The sensible life of a pirate The sensible life on a ship Why do pirates sing, "Yo ho"? Find out and stay for a bit Yo-ho-ho and a one, two, three A pirate's life is the life for me Yo-ho-ho and a one, two, three A painted ship on a painted sea Dropping anchor in a foreign shore Swab the deck, who could ask for more? Search for treasure in exotic land Who can do it? A pirate can Pirates are jolly (Hey) Pirates are free (Hey) Pirates are smelly (What?) Pirates sail the sea (Yeah) Yo-ho-ho and a one and two A pirate's life is the life for you Yo-ho-ho and a one and two There are pirate things that you just can't do A pirate will never wrap presents (No) A pirate won't wear a top hat (No) A pirate won't tell you a knock-knock joke There are other things that they are good at (Aye) To raise the sail and hoist the main We might never pass this way again We're pirates traveling near and far And our favorite letter is "R" (Argh, argh) Yo-ho-ho and a one, two, three A pirate's life is the life for me Yo-ho-ho and a one, two, three A painted ship on a painted sea We be sensible pirates (Hey) We be jolly and free (Hey) We be dirty and smelly (What?) We be sailing the seas (Yeah) Yo-ho-ho and a one, two, three A pirate's life is the life for me Yo-ho-ho and a one and two A pirate's life is the life for you