Privateers INC / PRIVATEINC

Do what you want, ‘cause a pirate is free,
You are a pirate!

Yar har, fiddle di dee,
Being a pirate is all right with me,
Do what you want ‘cause a pirate is free,
You are a pirate!
Yo Ho, ahoy and avast,
Being a pirate is really badass!
Hang the black flag at the end of the mast!
You are a pirate!

You are a pirate! – Yay!

We’ve got us a map, (a map! )
To lead us to a hidden box,
That’s all locked up with locks! (with locks! )
And buried deep away!

We’ll dig up the box, (the box! )
We know it’s full of precious booty!
Burst open the locks!
And then we’ll say hooray!

Yar har, fiddle di dee,
Being a pirate is all right with me!
Do what you want ‘cause a pirate is free,

You are a pirate!
Yo Ho, ahoy and avast,
Being a Pirate is really badass!
Hang the black flag
At the end of the mast!
You are a pirate!

Hahaha!

We’re sailing away (set sail! ),
Adventure awaits on every shore!
We set sail and explore (ya-har! )
And run and jump all day (Yay! )
We float on our boat (the boat! )
Until it’s time to drop the anchor,
Then hang up our coats (aye-aye! )
Until we sail again!

Yar har, fiddle di dee,
Being a pirate is all right with me!
Do what you want ‘cause a pirate is free,
You are a pirate!

[Spoken:]
Yar har, wind at your back, lads,
Wherever you go!

Blue sky above and blue ocean below,
You are a pirate!
You are a pirate!

From the Dread Pirate Bartholemew Roberts and the pirates throughout history, the Charter of Privateer INC:

1. Every man shall have an equal vote in affairs of moment. He shall have an equal title to the fresh provisions or strong liquors at any time seized, and shall use them at pleasure unless a scarcity makes it necessary for the common good that a retrenchment may be voted

2. Every man shall be called fairly in turn by the list on board of prizes, because over and above their proper share, they are allowed a shift of clothes. but if they defraud the company to the value of even one dollar in plate, jewels or money, they shall be marooned. If any man rob another he shall have his nose and ears slit, and be put ashore where he shall be sure to encounter hardships.

3. None shall game for money, either with dice or cards. (During a raid)

4. The lights and candles shall be put out at eight at night, and if any of the crew desire to drink after that hour they shall sit upon the open deck without lights.

5. Each man shall keep his piece, cutlass and pistols at all times clean and ready for action.

6. He that shall desert the ship or his quarters in time of battle shall be punished by death or marooning.

7. None shall strike another aboard the ship, but every man’s quarrel shall be ended on shore by sword or pistol in this manner: at the word of command from the Quartermaster, each man being previously placed back to back, shall turn and fire immediately. If any man do not, the Quartermaster shall knock the piece out of his hand. If both miss their aim, they shall take to their cutlasses, and he that draws first blood shall be declared the victor.
- 7¹ : He that shall be found guilty of taking up any Unlawful Weapon on Board the Privateer or any other prize by us taken, so as to Strike or Abuse one another in any regard, shall suffer what Punishment the Captain and the Majority of the Company shall see fit.

8. No man shall talk of breaking up their way of living till each has a share of £1,000. Every man who shall become a cripple or lose a limb in the service shall have eight hundred pieces of eight from the common stock, and for lesser hurts proportionately.

9. The Captain is to have two full Shares; the Commander and the Quartermaster is to have one Share and one Half; The Doctor, Master Gunner and Engineer, one Share and one Quarter; and private gentlemen of fortune one share each.

10. The musicians shall have rest on the Sabbath Day only, by right, on all other days, by favor only.

11. If any Gold, Jewels, Silver, &c. be found on Board of any Prize or Prizes to the value of a Piece of Eight, & the finder do not deliver it to the Quarter Master in the space of 24 hours he shall suffer what Punishment the Captain and the Majority of the Company shall think fit.