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Yo Ho Sebastian (Gay Pirates)

Written by Cosmo Jarvis

A song about forbidden love at sea

LYRICS

00:00 / 01:04

CHORUS

Yo-ho, Sebastian, let's go far away

Somewhere where the captain won't be mad

Yo-ho, Sebastian, I wanna love you good

And we deserve much better than we've had


This water is too salty

For me to even drink

I'd rather walk the dreaded plank

Than stay another week


But it's you, my love

You're my land ahoy


And I'm sick of being beaten

And whipped and lashed to death

I want one night with no gang rape

But I won't hold my breath


But it's you, my love

You're my land ahoy

Yeah, you're my boy!


CHORUS


And they say they're gonna kill me

If I look at you once more

Pissed in my hammock yesterday

So I'll sleep on the floor


I'd be under the sea

But you hold me above


And they put glass in my sandals

So my feet would bleed all day

And they forced me to wear them or they said

They'd make you pay


I'd be under the sea

But you hold me above

'Cus you're the man I love!


CHORUS


The captain found out 'bout us

And ordered them to throw

Us both overboard tonight

Together we will go


But I'm yours, you know

And I'll love you still in hell


And I hope they didn't tie up

Your hands as tight as mine

I'll see you on the bed of this

Blue ocean, babe, sometime


But I'm yours, you know

And I'll love you still in hell...

And down we fell!


CHORUS x 2

Tags:

LGBTQI+, Sad, Moderate Tempo, Modern, Love/Valenshant

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We acknowledge the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation, upon whose lands we gather and sing.
We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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Numerous photos by Nick Ryden 

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