Ye Banished Privateers - Skippy aye yo

^EmI'll sing ye a song of ^Da wretched crew ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmThe sorriest lot I ^Dever knew ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo ^EmBringing naught but ^Dpain an shame ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmI be their captain ^Dstill the same ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo

^EmAvast, avast, ^Dbelay belay ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmYe evil beast, be ^Dgone, astray ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo

^EmAn' Happy Tom don't ^Dlike our song ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmHis last known smile be ^Dyears long gone ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo ^EmLiking not our compa^Dny ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmWe left him driftin' ^Din the sea ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo

^EmAvast, avast, belay ^Dbelay ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmYe evil beast, be g^Done, astray ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo

^EmMajor John not man n^Dor maid ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmMen both in bed and ^Dgrave she's laid ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo ^EmTry steal from her a^D kiss you wish ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmShe'll gut you like a ^Drotten fish ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo

^EmAvast, avast, belay ^Dbelay ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmYe evil beast, be ^Dgone, astray ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo

^EmTiernan sought for w^Dealth 'n' fame ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmHe joined our crew with a^D stolen name ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo ^EmBut grew cold feet a^Dn' ran away ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmNow he rots away near ^DBotany Bay ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo

^EmAvast, avast, belay ^Dbelay ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmYe evil beast, be ^Dgone, astray ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo ^EmAvast, avast, belay ^Dbelay ^EmSkippy aye skippy aye ^Emyo ^EmYe evil beast, be ^Dgone, astray ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo ^EmSkippy aye ^Dskippy ay^Eme yo