Yar Har Hey! Lyrics


We raise the Jolly Roger upon the highest mast

Set sail on our quest sure to lead towards death

We drink and we dance as we pillage and plunder

Raising our voices with a YAR HAR HEY!

Fire the cannons and board the ship

Kill the crew and bring back the loot

This is the life we cherish and live

So lift your pints of ale! YAR HAR HEY!

Sailing far into unknown lands

We take to a port to procure some grog

In a bar we are told of a glorious quest

Leading to beer, women, and treasure untold

A man with one eye, reeking of scurvy

Tells us the tale of his upturned crew

While voyaging to this lawless island

They were scuppered by a giant beast

YO HO YO HO YO HO YAR HAR HEY!

YO HO YO HO YO HO YAR HAR HEY!

He tells of a serpent terrible and grim

With the eyes of death and a spike laden tail

Lurking in the seas far to the West

Guarding the sacred isle of women and mead

But we are brave warriors of the sea

And do not fear any creature large or small

We are bound to find this imaginary land

So he hands us the map and his lucky captain’s hat

YO HO YO HO YO HO YAR HAR HEY!

YO HO YO HO YO HO YAR HAR HEY!

YO HO YO HO YO HO YAR HAR HEY!

YO HO YO HO YO HO YAR HAR HEY!

Sailing away to this far away land

With grog and cutlass together in hand

We dance and we sing as we near the shore

Dreaming of approaching treasures and gold

We raise the Jolly Roger upon the highest mast

Set sail on our quest sure to lead towards death

We drink and we dance as we pillage and plunder

Raising our voices with a YAR HAR HEY!

Fire the cannons and board the ship

Kill the crew and bring back the loot

This is the life we cherish and live

So lift your pints of ale! YAR HAR HEY!

Upon the land we come to find

Fountains of rum and beer and wine

Wenches abound and stroll the woods

Happy to catch a pirate’s eye

For a while we stay but soon we

Remember our great love of the sea

We must leave this wondrous land

But I swear we will return again

As we board our ship and begrudgingly depart

My heart races as the mighty seas rip and part

We are met face to face by a creature of old

I draw my blade and the cannons we fire!

With a roar the monster rushes at us

But we will not let it send us to the Locker

On a rope I swing with my mates next to me

And with a mighty swipe we cut down this beast!

Sailing away to this far away land

With grog and cutlass together in hand

We dance and we sing as we near the shore

Dreaming of approaching treasures and gold

We raise the Jolly Roger upon the highest mast

Set sail on our quest sure to lead towards death

We drink and we dance as we pillage and plunder

Raising our voices with a YAR HAR HEY!

Fire the cannons and board the ship

Kill the crew and bring back the loot

This is the life we cherish and live

So lift your pints of ale! YAR HAR HEY!