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In 1967, writers for the Walt Disney film company found inspiration in "Derelict" for the sea-song "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)", which was played in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" theme ride at Disneyland. Astrid Lindgren expanded Stevenson's couplet differently in the script for the 1969 Pippi Longstocking TV series.
"Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" is the theme song for the Pirates of the Caribbean attractions at Disney theme parks. The music was written by George Bruns, with lyrics by Xavier Atencio. [1] The version heard at Disneyland and Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom was sung by the Mellomen, featuring Thurl Ravenscroft. [2]
The lyrics, written by D. A. Esrom (pseudonym of Theodora Morse) to a tune composed by Arthur Sullivan for the 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance, [1] are: Hail, hail, the gang's all here. What the heck do we care,
Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Swashbuckling Sea Songs [3] was released on CD in 2007, as part of a CD/DVD combo pack, packaged with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and offered at Wal-Mart stores. The CD contained the following 14 tracks, [4] by Various Artists. Away, Away, Away (2:45) Treasure (2:06) The First Mate Is a Monkey ...
Far on the sea he roams; He is the biggest robber That ever you did hear, There's not been such a robber found For above this hundred year. A ship was sailing from the east And going to the west, Loaded with silks and satins And velvets of the best, But meeting there with Captain Ward, It proved a bad meeting; He robbèd them of all their wealth
Pirates of the Sea is a musical project that in May 2008 represented Latvia in Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia with their song "Wolves of the Sea".It consists of three members: Italian singer Roberto Meloni who is living in Latvia, dancer Aleksandra Kurusova as well as the TV and radio person Jānis Vaišļa.
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It tells of a sailing ship that came across a pirate ship off the Barbary Coast and defeated the pirates, who were left to drown. An earlier version of the ballad is found in the Stationers’ Register for January 14, 1595 and tells the story of two merchant ships, the George Aloe and the Sweepstake , both sailing to Safee .