Sing Like a Pirate! [Thursday, Period 2]

[sexonyoursheets.livejournal.com]

“Good day, cherubs!” Jack said, waving at his students with one hand as the other held onto the mainsail of his new ship. “This is the Red Lobster,” he continued grandly, waving at the brig with no small amount of pride. “I won it in a game of chance.” If by “game of chance” one meant “stole like a pirate did if you didn’t watch your ship carefully.” Jack was a big fan of the concept of finders keepers.

“Today is our first class on singing like genuine pirates,” he said, leaping down to land on the deck, “so haul yourselves up here using yonder ropes and grab hold of these even better ropes and repeat after me:

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, and loot,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We extort, we pilfer, we filch, and sack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Maraud and embezzle, and even high-jack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We kindle and char, inflame and ignite,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We burn up the city, we're really a fright,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We're rascals, scoundrels, villans, and knaves,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We're devils and black sheep, really bad eggs,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We're beggars and blighters, ne'er-do-well cads,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Aye, but we're loved by our mommies and dads,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.”

As he sang, Jack pulled rhymatically on the rope, beginning to hoist the mainsail into place. Once the class went through the song the first time, Jack waved his hand at Puck and said, “Carry on! I have important captaining to do,” then wove off down the deck.

Puck stared after him, and promptly said, "Sweet. I'm in charge. Okay, I'm not a big fan of that first-day introduction crap -- I already know you if I want to. But I bet he wants us to do something like that, so, um...your name, your grade, and your favorite type of music. And what you think this boat should be renamed to. I'll go first. I'm Puck, I'm a junior, and I like classic rock." He winked at that, because apparently he thought he was cool for that detail. "And I say we name the boat after me, which is what I'm gonna do if I don't like anyone else's suggestion.

Never mind that they'd be keeping the original name because Puck had no authority here. He pointed at random, saying, "You go next."

[Cowritten with the fabuloous Fry, who's AFK and made the mistake of leaving me in charge, mwahahaha. I'm in and out throughout the day tomorrow!]

Comments

Listen to the...lecture? [07/08]

[sexonyoursheets.livejournal.com]

And sing, and hoist sails, and et cetera.

Re: Listen to the...lecture? [07/08]

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

Was it somewhat pathetic that Alexander was glad to find himself in this class because he actually liked all that hearty bellowing while pulling on riggings and feeling the seaside air in your face?

Maybe a little. But he didn't seem to be aware of that fact at all.

Re: Listen to the...lecture? [07/08]

[vanillajello]

Kate really should have read the class description a little more carefully. Like, the part about upper-arm strength.

... Yeah. Her arms hurt like hell. But she sang anyway.

Re: Listen to the...lecture? [07/08]

[not_tylerdurden]

Calvin wasn't a particularly great singer, but at least he was enthusiastic?

Re: Listen to the...lecture? [07/08]

[nyotauhura101.livejournal.com]

Uhura decided that while running had improved her stamina, she still had spaghetti for arms. Oof.

She sang with all her heart, though, her voice a sweet soprano.

Re: Listen to the...lecture? [07/08]

[she-sheds.livejournal.com]

Joolushko was unamused at somehow ending up in this class, if it could even be called that.

Her singing probably left her classmates unamused as well. Look, she screams. She doesn't sing.