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Long John Silver is a Jerk

from Deep Blue Sleep by Found Theater Company

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The night I fell for Long John Silver
He was the merriest man I knowed
Tonight I dream of Long John Silver
And the debt that I were owed

He was tall as a cliff and strong as a ship
His face was as round as a ham
He ran with a crutch and danced like a bird
And he asked if I needed a man

So it was Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum
A sailor can’t live on the land
So we made our love on a ship of fools
And sailed off for glistening sands

He told me of Hawkins, of Black Dog, of Beggar
He told me of huntin’ for treasure
He told me of riptides and walkin’ the plank
As we hoisted the old Jolly Roger

And it was Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum
A sailor can’t live on the land
So we made our love on a ship of fools
And sailed off for glistening sands

Then one night he held me close
And put a paper ‘twixt my nails
I looked at it and I saw the Black Spot
As he cried, “Dead men tell no tales!”

“Right, my girl, you’re the best I know.
You really shiver me timbers
But we know all captains go down with their ships
And you’re quickly becoming an anchor.”

So it was Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum
As I dove off from the mast head
As I swam away from that ship of fools
And a lover who wanted me dead

And if I see that man again
I’ll fight his fire with fire
I’ll make that man go down with his ship
Like a viking funeral pyre

And it’ll be Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum
A lady can’t live on the land
And I’ll make my love on a ship of fools
As I sail off for glistening sands

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from Deep Blue Sleep, released March 24, 2015

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Found Theater Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Theater Company is a collective ensemble of theater-makers that tests the limits of bodies, music, and performance. Our mission is to take audiences on an immersive journey outside the boundaries of traditional narrative, into a world of visceral and surprising spectacles. We aim to challenge and to entertain. To find joy in getting lost. ... more

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