Hello Boys (& possibly Girls)
My youngest has her 4th birthday soon and I am trying to do a compilation of psycish songs about pirates for. Not doing well so far as I am trying to avoid Viking based songs. Rather skimpy list to date comprises

JULY - Jolly Mary
S F SEALS - Kid's Pirate Ship

Anyone think of any others?
Cheers

Not quite pirates, but rowdy sailors, are the subject of Beach Boys version of "Sloop John B", if I'm not mistaken.

Kaleidoscope - Jenny Artichoke (lived by the sea at least if not in or on it!)

Ronnie Burns or Paul Jones - When I Was Six Years Old (wrong age - but has a verse about playing at pirates)

PM

Alan Bown/Outward Bown

The track Mutiny has a piratish feel to it

Simon Dupree And The Big Sound-Broken Hearted Pirates

Not exactly pirates but they certainly raped and pillaged, Conquistador-Procol Harum

The Merchants Of Dream's 1968 Peter Pan concept album, Strange Night Voyage, has quite a few songs that fall into the Pirate Category - 'Strange Night Voyage of Peter Pan', 'Jolly Roger Doldrums', 'Tribute To The Crocodile'...

People has the song 'Pirate Bill' from the 1969 album Both Sides of People.

Have neo-popsikers Pugwash ever done a song that goes with their name?

PM

A few useful extras, ta. Now need to lay my hands on the tracks I don't have.

Roaring 60s - we love the pirates
Moon - Pirate
Procol Harum - Salty Dog?

Obvious one is ELP's pirates epic.

Steeleye Span did a great track, but its more to do with the lot of a pirate whore's life on Barbary Coast. Not exactly child material.Think it was called "Gallant Frigate".

Morrigan "Wreckers" lp might have something.


Many tunes about sailors, but specifically about pirates is asking a lot.

PIRATE SONG-GEORGE HARRISION
watch him on you tube with eric idle very funny

Thanks folks, we are getting there
Seem to be leaning toward a jolly hornpipes theme which is fine because most kids pirates lean to that rather than the rape & pillage

Mike Oldfield did the hornpipe deal