Pirates Didn’t Say Arrr

Smarty Party! Ahoy, crew! Today we sail like real pirates! Everybody say it: Arrr! Fact check! You think the captain was the king of the crew? Squawk! Nope! They voted him in—and out, too! They wrote their rules down, and everyone signed, Split up the treasure—nobody left behind! If you got hurt, the crew would pay you back, Pieces of eight—like insurance in a sack! And one captain's rule is my favorite yet: "Candles out at eight!" A pirate bedtime? You bet! Pirates didn't say "Arrr!" Arrr? That came from a movie star! Yo-ho, no-no, that's not how it goes— Real pirate life is weirder than the shows! Pirates didn't say "Arrr!" A pirate boss like no other: Zheng Yi Sao! Tens of thousands of pirates followed her—wow! She made a deal when she was done at sea, Kept her fortune, and she retired free! Anne Bonny and Mary Read sailed out too, In jackets and trousers, as tough as the crew! Blackbeard stuck smoky fuses under his hat— Ships gave up fast! The scare did that! Pirates didn't say "Arrr!" Arrr? That came from a movie star! Yo-ho, no-no, that's not how it goes— Real pirate life is weirder than the shows! Pirates didn't say "Arrr!" Walk the plank? Hardly ever—it's true! Buried treasure? Almost never, too! X marks the spot? That's a storybook trick— A book called Treasure Island made it stick! The eyepatch? Maybe to see in the dark... That's just a theory—so here's a question mark! A parrot on your shoulder, squawking all day? Squawk! Mostly from the book! Okay! In nineteen-fifty, a movie hit the screen, The growliest pirate that you've ever seen! Robert Newton played Long John Silver—"Arrr!" Now everybody copies him—there you are! Pirates didn't say "Arrr!" Arrr? That came from a movie star! Yo-ho, no-no, that's not how it goes— Real pirate life is weirder than the shows! Pirates didn't say "Arrr!" Yo-ho, no-no! Hey! Raise your hand and vote! Hey! Arrr! ...Probably. Nobody had a microphone. ...Arrr. Smarty Party Songs! Like, subscribe, PARTY!