[N.C.]
A rollicking band of pirates we, Who, tired of tossing on the sea,
Are trying their hand at a burglary, With weapons grim and gory.
C Fdim/C C
Hush, hush! I hear them on the manor poaching,
Fdim/C C
With stealthy step the pirates are approaching.
[N.C.]
We are not coming for plate or gold; A story General Stanley's told;
We seek a penalty fifty-fold, For General Stanley's story.
F C7 F
They seek a penalty (Fifty-fold! We seek a penalty) Fifty-fold!
Bb C F
They/We seek a penalty fifty-fold, For General Stanley's story.
[N.C.]
They come in force, with stealthy stride, Our obvious course is now to hide! (Tarantara, tarantara!)
|A |D/A |A D/A |A7/E A7 |
D G D A7/D D
With cat-like tread upon our prey we steal; In silence dread our cautious way we feel!
D Ddim D D6 A/E E7sus4 E7 A
No sound at all, we never speak a word; A fly's foot-fall would be distinct - ly heard!
F#m
(Tarantara, Tarantara. So stealthily the pirate creeps while all the household soundly sleeps)
D/F# F#m D/F# F#m D/F# F#m A7/E
D A7
Come, friends, who plough the sea, truce to navigation, take another station;
D F#m/C# C#7 F#m A7
Let's vary piracy with a little burglary
D A7
Come, friends, who plough the sea, truce to navigation, take another station;
D7 G G#dim D A7 D
Let's vary piracy with a little burglary
A E7/G# A B7/F# E7
Here's your crowbar, and your centre bit,
A Adim E/G# F#7 E B7 E
Your life preser - ver, you may want to hit!
A E7/G# A B7/F# E7
Your silent matches, your dark lantern seize
A G#7 C#m C#dim B A E7 A
Take your fi - le and your skeletonic keys!
A Bbdim A7 Bbdim A7
(Tarantara,) With cat like tread (Tarantara,) In silence dread
D G D A7/D D
With cat-like tread upon our prey we steal; In silence dread our cautious way we feel!
D Ddim D D6 A/E E7sus4 E7 A
No sound at all, we never speak a word; A fly's foot-fall would be distinct - ly heard!
D A7
Come, friends, who plough the sea, truce to navigation, take another station;
D7 G G#dim D A7 D
Let's vary piracy with a little burglary
G6 G/E Bm/F# Em7/G Asus4 A D
With cat-like tread up on our prey we steal;
G6 G/E Bm/F# Em7/G D/A A D Bb7
In silence dread our cau - tious way we feel!
Eb Bb7
Come, friends, who plough the sea, truce to navigation, take another station;
Eb7 Ab Adim Eb Bb7 Eb
Let's vary piracy with a little burglary
Ab6 Ab/F Cm/G Fm7/Ab Bbsus4 Bb Eb
With cat-like tread up - on our prey we steal;
Ab6 Ab/F Cm/G Fm7/Ab Eb/Bb Bb Eb
In silence dread our cau - tious way we feel!
