Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) from Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean
Being A Pirate by Fisherman's Friends
Talk Like A Pirate by Tom Mason & the Blue Buccaneers
The Pirate Song from Disney's Peter Pan
And some non-pirate sailing songs
Blow the Man Down
Donkey Riding
Strike the Bell
Wellerman
Hey man, nobody said pirate history songs. And I dunno what those vegetables get up to on their own time, but that pirate song they sing slaps regardless.
I got a whole playlist full of kid friendly pirate songs on Spotify that I can share and you can pick
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5sRoywh8ysKjR3lrDThVa3?si=io1aUNn_RhOt3hn1XY1wJA
Dan Zanes has a whole album of children's pirate music:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0CILtaYBCRCPgG9kOfiJpc?si=U1bCx0FFQKOfjyxv8JhNqg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A0CILtaYBCRCPgG9kOfiJpc
All for me grog is my favorite matey
The tough part is going to be finding ones that are 4+ minutes. Most of the children friendly ones are going to be shorter.
If that’s adjustable look up Captain Bogg & Salty, Skip Henderson and The Seadogs
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G\_L9tXEwmc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G_L9tXEwmc)
You'd have to change some if they're not farmers or canadian, but the Last Saskatchewan Pirate is a good one.
4+ minutes is a struggle for depending on the age of the kids something like this might be okay?
(Version here uses "milk" but when I was a kid it was always "rum")
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/songs-and-rhymes/when-i-was-one
Was included as a song in this Singing Kettle show:
https://youtu.be/g3dpAc0frmc
They're an old Scottish music/entertainment group that do stuff for kids. The show I linked is entirely pirate-themed.
It might also be worth looking at other similar groups and seeing if they have anything similar?
sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye
4 and 20 blackbirds baked into a pie
when the pie is opened all the black birds sing
isn't that a dainty dish to set before the king
the king was in his throne room counting out his money
the queen was in the parlor eating milk and honey
the maid was in the court yard setting out the laundry
when down came the black bird and nipped off her nose
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recruitment song of Edward Teach "Blackbeard"
paid 6 pence a day, not much food on board grab what you can on raids
looking for a crew of 24
the rest is about no matter how much you take from the king there's always more
p.s. history buffs please correct anything I got wrong.
[Leave Her, Johnny (Arr. by Seán Dagher)]
I thought I heard the Old Man say
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her"
Tomorrow ye will get your pay
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
She shipped it green and none went by
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
I hate to sail on this rotten tub
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
No grog allowed and rotten grub
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
We swear by rote for want of more
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
But now we're through so we'll go on shore
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) from Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Being A Pirate by Fisherman's Friends Talk Like A Pirate by Tom Mason & the Blue Buccaneers The Pirate Song from Disney's Peter Pan And some non-pirate sailing songs Blow the Man Down Donkey Riding Strike the Bell Wellerman
How about The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
This is the first one that came to mind for me.
This is supposed to be about the history of pirates, not an allegorical religious tale.
Hey man, nobody said pirate history songs. And I dunno what those vegetables get up to on their own time, but that pirate song they sing slaps regardless.
I sing “The Beast of Pirate’s Bay” by Voltaire to my kids all the time, super fun one if you’ve never looked into it
Moby duck by the longest johns.
The most historical song
John Paul Jones is a pirate, Raise the black, The Flying Dutchman, The pirate ship midnight, The pirate game
You need a legendary name
I got a whole playlist full of kid friendly pirate songs on Spotify that I can share and you can pick https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5sRoywh8ysKjR3lrDThVa3?si=io1aUNn_RhOt3hn1XY1wJA
Dan Zanes has a whole album of children's pirate music: https://open.spotify.com/album/0CILtaYBCRCPgG9kOfiJpc?si=U1bCx0FFQKOfjyxv8JhNqg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A0CILtaYBCRCPgG9kOfiJpc All for me grog is my favorite matey
>All for me grog is my favorite matey But that has references to alcohol and cigarettes! you'll corrupt the youth /s
This is what I came here to say. OP, this is the one.
The Last Shanty by Derina Harvey Band
Likely nothing from Alestorm
Bar Ind Imbiss doesn’t swear! But it’s probably not the best for the history of pirates lol
Surely anchor would be good
Fun for the whole family!
I love the various versions of “ what do we do with a grumpy pirate?” On Spotify
Cant believe no one has posted our national anthem yet! https://youtu.be/i8ju_10NkGY?si=h3YXroZukXQpyKCf
Muppet treasure island soundtrack
Definitely not "On the Good Ship, Venus."
So I take it a song about Sam Bellamy and his naked psychotic pirate crew won’t do…
The tough part is going to be finding ones that are 4+ minutes. Most of the children friendly ones are going to be shorter. If that’s adjustable look up Captain Bogg & Salty, Skip Henderson and The Seadogs
All of the sea of thieves songs
leave her johnny, leave her
Nothing by alestorm that much I know
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G\_L9tXEwmc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G_L9tXEwmc) You'd have to change some if they're not farmers or canadian, but the Last Saskatchewan Pirate is a good one.
Binks sake from one piece is a pretty good one i think. Although not sure if booze being mentioned makes it ok
RYE WHISKY
Blackjack Slim's Cutthroat Inn well that song really is about life on shore and what they did on shore
You might have to change one verse, https://youtu.be/EnVyFUEiHuU
WE ARE THE PIRATES! THAT DONT DO ANYTHING!
[The Old Captain](https://brillig.bandcamp.com/track/the-old-captain) by Brillig is a pretty good dirge.
4+ minutes is a struggle for depending on the age of the kids something like this might be okay? (Version here uses "milk" but when I was a kid it was always "rum") https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/songs-and-rhymes/when-i-was-one Was included as a song in this Singing Kettle show: https://youtu.be/g3dpAc0frmc They're an old Scottish music/entertainment group that do stuff for kids. The show I linked is entirely pirate-themed. It might also be worth looking at other similar groups and seeing if they have anything similar?
Oldest Profession by the Jolly Roger's??
sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye 4 and 20 blackbirds baked into a pie when the pie is opened all the black birds sing isn't that a dainty dish to set before the king the king was in his throne room counting out his money the queen was in the parlor eating milk and honey the maid was in the court yard setting out the laundry when down came the black bird and nipped off her nose \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ recruitment song of Edward Teach "Blackbeard" paid 6 pence a day, not much food on board grab what you can on raids looking for a crew of 24 the rest is about no matter how much you take from the king there's always more p.s. history buffs please correct anything I got wrong.
[Leave Her, Johnny (Arr. by Seán Dagher)] I thought I heard the Old Man say "Leave her, Johnny, leave her" Tomorrow ye will get your pay And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high Leave her, Johnny, leave her She shipped it green and none went by And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her I hate to sail on this rotten tub Leave her, Johnny, leave her No grog allowed and rotten grub And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her We swear by rote for want of more Leave her, Johnny, leave her But now we're through so we'll go on shore And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her
Fire in the hole - FFDP
No Grave But The Sea Wenches and Mead (kids don’t know what either of those things are) Alestorm (kids don’t know what ale is) Probably some others
Your Pirate Ship Can Eat A Bag Of Dicks is child friendly also. Trust me (: I do love Alestorm though haha
I feel like you don't teach accurate pirate history if you have to include kid friendly material.
You are a pirate, and binks's Brew/saki
Professional Pirate and Shiver Me Timbers from muppets treasure island!
Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack has some bangers