We wander, we wander,
By moonlight, I ponder,
Whilst sailing my ship towards that shimmering star!
How we who are pirates, so willingly wander, both hither and yonder, no matter how farā¦
Methinks to myself, āNot a bad life to lead, no longer a slave to the land like beforeā¦
The wind at my back, so utterly freed, to seek out adventures, on any fair shore!ā
āWhy do it?ā Methinks, as I stand on the prou, the breeze on my face, lightly tossing my locks,
For any a man would be called crazy now, for braving the sharks, and starvation, and pox!
Is it the gold, that calls me to sea? Where hurricanes howl, and sturdyĀ Ā sails rend!
Or is it the freedom that calls out to me, and gold is not more than a means to an end?
For me, tiās the freedom, to do what I love, to sail by the light of the stars up above, And stand on my deck, under moonlight, to ponder, how we are those pirates who willingly wanderā¦
My ship, a fine lady, a handsome thing too, a good set of guns with a competent crew, her holds full of treasures, and finest apperal, and row upon row of *** by the barrel!
So drink in the morning, and drink in the evening, and I would be lying if I didnāt say, We guzzle the *** from dusk until dawn, and me-thinks Iāll be sipping it all through the day!
Then we dance on the deck, for the music is playin, the chilly night breeze has our ship gently swayin,
And off once again, for we willingly wander, āBut why?āĀ Ā Says I, as by moonlight I ponderā¦
Wouldnāt we like to at some place belong? Would dropping our anchor for ever be wrong?
Perhaps thereās a place with a temperate climate, and someone to care for a salty old pirate?
But till that day comes, I shal willingly wander, and whilst Iām the captain, by moonlight Iāll ponderā¦
I borrowed this poem from my friend, Captain Herraldo, who is in fact a pirate. I took out some of the more gruesome bits āall true accountsā but tried my best to communicate his over arching ideas. Heās a good guy for a pirate!