The City Aflame

Rounding a corner, guests approach a merry band of musician pirates. They stand outside a barn door, singing their rollicking theme “A Pirate’s Life For Me”, and a donkey and dog bray and bark along to the song.



Turning the corner, we see that their fun may be a bit more sinister than we first suspected - the entire town is in flames and burning to the ground. A Pirate's Life For Me thunders over the rooftops, being sung by almost every pirate in this scene.



Yo ho, Yo ho,
A pirate's life for me!
We pillage and plunder and rifle and loot
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho;
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!

Yo ho, Yo ho,
A pirate's life for me!
We extort and pilfer, we filch and we sack
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho;
Maraud and embezzle and even highjack
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!

Yo ho, Yo ho,
A pirate's life for me!
We're rascals and scoundrels, we're villains and knaves
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!

Yo ho, Yo ho,
A pirate's life for me!
We kindle and char, inflame and ignite
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
We burn up the city, we're really a fright
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
We're beggars and blighters and ne'er-do-well cads
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
Aye, but we are loved by our mommies and dads
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!




Two pirates stand, arm in arm, waving lit torches. Another stands with one foot in an unsteadily afloat rowboat, in his arms a treasure chest overflowing with riches, and a dozen hats balanced precariously on his head, swaying from side to side.



A pirate sits, covered with mud, in the center of a pigpen. In one hand he holds a bottle of beer. All around his legs are pigs laying in the mud, seemingly unaware of what's going on around them, oinking in delight to the theme.



The guests pass under a bridge, atop of which a pirate sits with a jug of alcohol, one leg hanging over the bridge. Nearby a parrot is perched, singing a cockney version of "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Parrot's Life For Me!", then shouting: “Another parcel of rum fer old Hans!”





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