Pirates! The Musical
Cast of Characters
Stowaway - An innocent yet spunky boy. He is dressed neatly and wears traditional but boyish, pirate garb. He night have a tri-cornered hat and a toy sword.
King of the High “C’s” - Dressed in the finest foppery-a ruffles shirt, a fancy hat with a feather in it, another large feather for his sword, buckled shoes, fancy knee socks and so on.
Bluebeard - Has a blue beard, wears lots of blue clothing and has a “blue” disposition.
Blackbeard - Has a black beard and an eye patch. His clothes are black as well.
Yellowbeard: An upbeat, fun-loving pirate who seems a bit clueless at times, but is really quite savvy. He has a yellow beard and yellow clothes.
Whitebeard - An elderly pirate with a white beard. He could wear either normal pirate clothes of white pirate clothing.
Purplebeard - Has a purple beard and loves grape juice. He might have a hook for an arm and a purple hat on his head.
Redbeard - Has a wild red beard with perhaps a parrot on his arm. Red clothing too.
Greenbeard - An environmentally-friendly pirate. He wears all green and has a green beard. He might have seaweed as part of his clothing.
Brownbeard - Has a brown beard and lots of hair on his chest and arms, for he is a gnarly pirate.
Orangebeard-Has an orange beard, wears lots of orange clothing.
No Beards (4th grade and some 5th grade) - These are pirates with no beards at all. However they could have patches on their eyes, bandanas on their heads and other pirate paraphernalia. They make up the bulk of the pirate chorus.
Prisoners (7 of them) - These are pirates who have gone astray or been captured from another pirate ship. The are dressed in rags.
Other Costumes:
Servers (14)-Pirate Attire/Aprons when serving
Lights (6)-Black pants and black shirt
Sound System (2)-Black pants and black shirt
Backstage Crew (5)-Black pants and black shirt
Video (5)-Black pants and black shirt
Extra (5)-Pirate Attire
4th Graders- Pirate Attire
Scene 1
(Chorus of No Beards stand/Pirates enter stage and begin getting the ship ready in a scattered formation)
Stowaway: (talking directly to the audience) Pirates! Pirates are very bad people. Make no mistake. They rob innocent peasants. They ransack villages. They use terrible language. They sing bawdy songs hardly ever in tune. Yes, indeed, pirates are very bad people. (pauses) I really want to be one! (He exits as all of the pirates enter and sing the opening song.)
Song #1: Pirates All Are We (CD 2/9)
(Strike a strong pose with feet apart and fists on hips)
All ye lubbers and lads
Ye and I a buccaneer be
Finest time ye ever have had
Come along with me
(All pirates draw their swords and hold them high-R hand)
Man that sword,
Ye cowardly swab
Off to sail the rollicking sea
Not a ship we would not rob
(Return swords to scabbard)
Pirates all are we!
(Pirates move to center in 2 rows of 4)
(Fist on hips and Lean L) Lean R Lean L Lean R
Come and sail the sea, under skull and bones
Lean L Lean R (stop leaning and point R hand overhead)
Or I guarantee, you’ll sink to Davy Jones! ARR!!
(Pirates bow one at a time at the beginning of each line)
Gangway me hearty men (Hunter)
Grab your cutlass (Eli)
Guzzle your nog! (Briella)
Ship-shape ahoy and avast, (Addy)
Sail ye scurvy dog! (Chelsea)
Blow ye winds and anchors aweigh! (Brenden)
A salty crew of mateys are we, (Halle)
Come along and sail today (Emy)
Pirates all are we! (Brailynn)
(Fist on hips and Lean L) Lean R Lean L Lean R
Come and sail the sea, under skull and bones
Lean L Lean R (stop leaning and point R hand overhead)
Or I guarantee, you’ll sink to Davy Jones!
(Strike a strong pose with feet apart and fists on hips)
All ye lubbers and lads
Ye and I a buccaneer be
Finest time ye ever have had
Come along with me!
(All pirates draw their swords and hold them high)
Man that sword,
Ye cowardly swab
Off to sail the rollicking sea
Not a ship we would not rob
(Point sword to the ground) (Lift sword from low to high) (Put sword away)
Pirates all, Pirates all, Pirates all….. ……………… are we!
(Fold arms over chest, make a tough face to the audience)
(spoken) Pirates all are we! ARRR!!!
No Beards Seated/Pirates continue getting the ship ready
Scene 2
(Stowaway enters Stage R/Center and begins singing and dancing like the pirates were)
Stowaway: Pirates all are we! Pirates all are we!
Bluebeard: Avast!
Stowaway: (continues) Pirates all are we! Pirates all are we!
Bluebeard: (getting more irritated) Avast! (pirates begin moving slowly towards the Stowaway with swords drawn-White Tape)
Stowaway: Pirates aaaaalllllll are……
Bluebeard: (with rage) Avast! Avast! Avast! That means “stop it!”
(The stowaway notices that nobody else is singing and all of the pirates are looking at him with disbelief. He stops, a bit embarrassed).
Bluebeard: When I say “Avast” you stop! Stop! Stop! (a slight pause) Don’t you speak “pirate?”
Stowaway: No, sir. Not yet, But I plan to, for I too, want to be a pirate just like you!
(All the pirates laugh.)
Redbeard: You? A pirate? (there is a pause… then all the pirates laugh?)
Redbeard: You can’t be a pirate! You’re too small!
Whitebeard: (very old) Arr! You’re too young!
Greenbeard: Arr! You’re too clean!
Stowaway: But being a pirate is all I’ve ever wanted to be. It’s what I’ve dreamed about ever since I was a child. (He attempts to show them what a quick learner he is.) Watch! Watch this. (He lifts up his very small toy cutlass.) Avast! Avast! Avast, I say!
(All of the pirates laugh).
Yellowbeard: Have you ever robbed an honest man?
Stowaway: Why, no?
Orangebeard: Have you ever ransacked a village?
Stowaway: No.
Brownbeard: Have you ever been six months at sea without a bath of a shave or a shower?
Stowaway: No. But once, I went a week without brushing my teeth!
All Pirates: (after a pause) Ew! That’s disgusting
Bluebeard: Listen up, me bucko. We’re on our way to the big pirate gathering in the big pirate sea and you ain’t going with us and that’s me final word.
Stowaway: But… but…
Bluebeard: Arr! Be off with you know before we…
Redbeard: Season you up and feed ya to the fish!
All Pirates: (react, rubbing hands together excitedly) Ooooooooo!
Yellowbeard: Belay that talk! It’s time we sail. Throw him from the ship!
Greenbeard: Aye! Throw him from the ship!
All Pirates: Arrr! Throw him from the ship!
(Purplebeard and Yellowbeard grab the Stowaway and escort him from the stage. He is heard pleading with them on the way.)
Stowaway: Wait! Give me a chance! I know I can do it! (etc.)
(The rest of the pirates begin moving around… busying themselves with preparing to set sail.)
Purplebeard: Move smartly, men! Weigh anchor now and away we sail!
Orangebeard: All hands on deck!
Redbeard: Hoist the Jolly Roger! (They raise the flag)
Greenbeard: Up, up and away!
Brownbeard: That’s not pirate talk!
Greenbeard: (apologetically) Oh, you’re right. So sorry. (He tries again.) Aye, Aye, and away!
Brownbeard: That’s better.
All Pirates: Aye, aye and away!
“Stowaway Hides” Music (CD 10)
(During this instrumental music, the Stowaway sneaks back on stage in full view of the audience but not seen by the busy pirates. He hides in a large chest.)
(Pirates go about getting the ship ready to sail) (when music stops -White Tape)
Bluebeard: Avast! ….Avast! I said STOP!!!! (music stops)
Bluebeard: (speaking slowly and menacingly) Fee! Fie! Foe! Fay! I smell the blood of a stowaway!
(All of the pirates start sniffing.)
All Pirates: Arrr!
Yellowbeard: (quickly and idiotically) I don’t know! I don’t smell anything at all! Well, maybe some of you, but I’m sort of used to that.
All Pirates: (meanincingly to Yellowbeard) Arr!!!
Yellowbeard: On second thought, maybe it’s my allergies. Something does seem a little strange around here.
Purplebeard: Shiver me timbers! There’s a stowaway on board!
Whiteboard: Aye! We have to find him!
Greenbeard: Aye! A stowaway!
All Pirates: A stowaway!
Brownbeard: Find him, ye sea dogs! Find him!
All Pirates: Arrr!
(Shrug) (Fist to hips)
What should we do with a stowaway!
(Shrug) (Punch R hand into L fist)
What shall we do to make him pay today?
(Present L hand out) (Present R hand out)
Toss him up and over board feed him to the sharks
(Bring hands slowly together/Pirates draw swords) (Poke both index fingers/swords forward)
Heave him down the gangplank poke him till he barks!
(Pirates on edge of stage-Stowaway sneaks to treasure chest)
(All look stage L to R) (All look stage R to L)
Stowaway! Stowaway!
(pirates scattered again)
(Shrug) (Fist to hips)
What should we do to a stowaway?
(Shrug) (Punch R hand into L fist)
What shall we do to make him pay today?
(Pinch the air) (Cup hand by ear)
Pinch him till he cries out, listen to him whine
(Point to the mast) (Rub hands together)
Tie him to the mast or dunk him in the brine!
(Pirates on black tape/Purplebeard and Yellowbeard find the stowaway and bring her to center stage)
(All look stage L to R) (All look stage R to L as the Stowaway is brought to center stage)
Stowaway! Stowaway!
(All stop and look at the Stowaway who is held between Purplebeard and Yellowbeard)
STOWAWAY SOLO:
But wait, you noble sirs
Thy good and handsome crew
I want to be a pirate
I want to be like you!
Oh, noble buccaneers
Please let me come along
I’ve waited all these years
To sing a pirate song!
(pirates move towards Stowaway and line up to form the tug-o-war line)
Stowaway! Stowaway!
(All pull L/Shrug) (All pull R/Fist to hips)�What should we do to a stowaway?
(All pull L/Shrug) (All pull R/Punch R hand into L fist)
What shall we do to make him pay today?
(All pull L/L hand cut throat) (All pull R/ R hand cut throat)
Maroon him on an isle or strap him to the keel
(All pull L/Point to plank) (All pull R/Rub hands together)
Make him walk the plank, or hang him by his heels
(Stowaway breaks loose and runs around a bit. He is finally caught by Purplebeard and Yellowbeard at the end of the song).
Stowaway! Stowaway! Stowaway!
(point)
Stowaway! (spoken)Gotcha!!
No Beards Seated
Scene 3
(Pirates on white tape with Stowaway in the center)
Brownbeard: Arrr! We caught you now, ye scurvy dog! Now ye be shark bait for sure!
Redbeard: Aye! Make ‘im walk the plank!
Purplebeard: Toss ‘im overboard!
Greenbeard: Arrr! Feed ‘im to the fish, the bubble-blowing blaggard!
All Pirates: (offended) Hey! Watch your language!
Greenbeard: Oh, sorry. Got carried away, I guess.
Yellowbeard: Belay, me addled hearties! We can’t be makin’ this decision all by ourselves.
Blackbeard: Aye! You’re right, Yellowbeard. This is a decision for you-know-who?
All Pirates: Whom?
Blackbeard: You know who.
All Pirates: Whom?
Blackbeard: You know who.
All Pirates: What?
Bluebeard: Where?
Blackbeard: This is a decision for the King of the High “Cs”, that’s whom!
All Pirates: (with awe and understanding) Ahh!
Stowaway: The King of the High “Cs” , Who’s that?
All Pirates: What?!
Whitebeard: You don’t know who the King of the High “Cs” is?
Stowaway: Um, ‘fraid not.
Orangebeard: Feed ‘im to the sharks.
Brownbeard: The King of the High “Cs” is the craftiest crooner of the Caribbean Coast.
Greenbeard: Aye! The swellest singer of the Swashbucklin’ Sea!
Redbeard: Arr! The tastiest tenor from Tobago to Tahiti
Stowaway: The King of the High “Cs” is a singer?
All Pirates: (with noses in the air and an upper crust feeling) Precisely!
Purplebeard: Ye see, me squiffy, at the big pirate gathering in the big pirate sea, there is always
a singing contest
Stowaway: (shocked) A singing contest!?
Purplebeard: You don’t know anything about pirates, do you?
Whitebeard: Aye! A singing contest! And all of the pirate ships put forward their best singers in hopes of winning the grand prize.
Stowaways: What’s that?
Whitebeard: Yo ho ho! It’s a bottle of …
Yellowbeard: (cutting him off) Sarsaparilla!
Stowaway: Blimey!
Blackbeard: Blimey…spoken like a true pirate!
Stowaway: (hopefully) Really?
All Pirates: Not! (They all laugh.)
Stowaway: Can I meet him CanI really meet the King of the High “Cs”?
Orangebeard: Meet him you will, ye scallywag! He’ll be the one deciding your fate. And let me warn you, he doesn’t take kindly to stowaways.
Brownbeard: Aye! Especially if ye can’t carry a tune!
Greenbeard: Here he comes now. It’s the King of the High “Cs” and the Chorus of No Beards!
(King of the High “Cs” enters. No Beards Stand. Pirates move to black tape)
Song 3 King of the High “Cs” (CD 4/12)
(The King enters with flare. He might carry a feather quill that he uses to conduct. Pirates get into choir position. All clasp opera style hands and sing very formally)
He is the finest of us all
Handsome, brave, and very tall
He can fill a concert hall
Redbeard: (breaks from pose) And sounds great in a shower stall!
Sits up in the high crow’s nest
Never taking vocal rest
Singing, he’s the very best
Bluebeard: (breaks from pose) And some might say he is possessed!
(Lean L) (Lean R)
He’s the King of the High, King of the High
(Lean L ) (Stand Tall)
King of the High, high C’s!
(Look at King and reach R arm to him) (All applaud silently for the King)
KING: Ah….. Ah….
(Return to clasped opera hands and formal choir pose)
His voice is like a golden bird
He sings most every single word
Greatest voice you’ve ever heard
Yellowbeard: (breaks from pose) I think it’s all a bit absurd.
(Return to clasped opera hands and formal choir pose)
Wears the finest finery
Some superb designery
Sings major or in minory
(Wave hand in front of nose like a bad smell)
But smells like a refinery
(Lean L) (Lean R)
He’s the King of the High, King of the High
(Lean L ) (Stand Tall)
King of the High, high C’s!
(Look at King and reach R arm to him)
KING: Ah….. Ah….
(Pirates give 2 thumbs up)
(clasped opera hands and sway L to R)
He is the finest of us all
L R
Handsome, brave, and very tall
L R
He can fill a concert hall
L R
Purplebeard: (breaks from pose) And sounds great in a shower stall!
L R
Sits up in the high crow’s nest
L R
Never taking vocal rest
L R
Singing, he’s the very best
L R
Greenbeard: (breaks from pose) Some might say he is possessed!
He’s the King of the High
King of the High
King of the High, high C’s!
King: Ah
He’s the King of the High
King of the High
(Scoop outside L hand low to high)
King of the High, high C’s!
King: Ah…….
(Pirates kneel with R hand up/No beards go to clasp opera hands)
Scene 4
(Pirates on white tape with stowaway in center)
King: (very pleased with himself and with a conceited attitude) Thank you! Thank you all. I am good, am I not?
No Beards: Aye! Your majesty, the very best!
King: Of course, I am!
Bluebeard: Aye your majesty! But we have a bit of a problem here.
King: What is it, Bluebeard?
Bluebeard: Well sir, it seems we a stowaway aboard.
King: A stowaway? Shiver me timbers, this is not a problem. Send their bones to Davy Jones!
Blackbeard: Aye sir, but he says he wants to be a pirate, sir.
King: Oh really?
Whitebeard: Blimey, sir. He says he wants to be just like you!
King: Well, sink me! Who wouldn’t?
Yellowbeard: We tried to explain that he couldn’t. We tried to tell him that the world could only stand
one of you but….
King: (cutting him off) Avast! Where is this so-called stowaway?”
Purplebeard: Here he is, sir. Right here.
(Yellowbeard and Purplebeard bring Stowaway forward, holding his arms)
King: (skeptical) This? This is the one who wants to be a pirate just like me?
Stowaway: Aye! More than anything, Your Highness! More than anything!
King: Ahoy! Ye got to be kidding! Make them walk the plank!
Stowaway: But sir! I swear I could be a smashing pirate, if only you’d give me a chance!
King: Oh really? Let me hear you say “Aye!”
Stowaway: Aye, aye Sir!
King: Let me hear you say, “Blimey!”
Stowaway: (with excitement) Blimey! Blimey! Blimey, sir!
King: Let me hear you say (growling) “Arrr!”
Stowaway: Arrr!
King: Not bad
Song 4: You Wanna Be A Pirate (CD 5/13)
Pirates on white tape with King and Stowaway in the center
KING SOLO: (Acting like Elvis)
Can you coil a line? Can you lift a ton?
Can you live with worms and have a lot of fun?
Can you fool a mate and never feel his pain?
Can you laugh at a hurricane?
(Pirates rock in and out towards the Stowaway)
So you wanna be a pirate? Yea, you wanna be a pirate Oo, oo oo!
(bend and point down) (point to eye)
Can you crawl down through a hatch? Do you look good in a patch?
(nod 2x)
Cause that’s a pirate
(do the twist)
So you wanna be a pirate? A hooky, spooky, kooky pirate? Oo, oo oo!
(point up) (smell armpit and then pretend to faint)
Can you stay up in a tow’r? Go a month without a show’r
(nod 2x)
That’s a pirate!
(push broom 2x) (X in the air)
Can you swab a deck? Can you swing a sword?
(cup hands around mouth)
Can you give a speech with a single word?
KING: ARRR!
Hoist a sail? Can you dig a trench? And can you stand the stench?
(Pirates rock in and out towards the Stowaway) (raise the roof)
So you wanna be a pirate? Yea, you wanna be a pirate Oo, oo oo!
(bend and point down) (point to eye)
Can you crawl down through a hatch? Do you look good in a patch?
(nod 2x)
Cause that’s a pirate
(do the twist) (raise the roof)
So you wanna be a pirate? A hooky, spooky, kooky pirate? Oo, oo oo!
(point up) (smell armpit and then pretend to faint)
Can you stay up in a tow’r? Go a month without a show’r
(nod 2x)
That’s a pirate!
(do the butterfly)
Can you do a dance on the quarter deck?
(R hand over eyes and search from L to R) (wipe safe)
Can you sail in rocks and never wreck?
(pretend to row)
Can you pull an oar with the very best?
($ sign with hands)
Can you find a buried treasure chest?
(Pirates rock in and out towards the Stowaway) (raise the roof)
So you wanna be a pirate? Yea, you wanna be a pirate Oo, oo oo!
(bend and point down) (point to eye)
Can you crawl down through a hatch? Do you look good in a patch?
(nod 2x)
Cause that’s a pirate
(do the twist) (raise the roof)
So you wanna be a pirate? A hooky, spooky, kooky pirate? Oo, oo oo!
(point up) (smell armpit and then pretend to faint)
Can you stay up in a tow’r? Go a month without a show’r
(nod 2x)
That’s a pirate!
(step forward as you say your line)
Orangebeard: Can you swing a pirate-y cutlass? Stowaway: Well… no.
Whitebeard: Do you know the stem from the stern? Stowaway: Uh… no.
Blackbeard: Can you plunder with a patch on your eye? Stowaway: Fraid not.
Brownbeard: Can you grow a scraggly beard? Stowaway: No!
NO BEARDS: Oh well… neither can we!
(L arm up and then down and then R arm up and then down)
But you wanna be a pirate STOWAWAY: Yeah, I wanna be a pirate.
(keep moving arms up and down)
Sure, you wanna be a pirate STOWAWAY: Yo, I wanna be a pirate.
(twist down to the ground)
Oo oo oo
(pirates put and eye patch on the Stowaway)
Can you crawl down through a hatch?
Do you look good in a patch? Cause that’s a pirate!
(twist)
So you wanna be a pirate? STOWAWAY: Yeah, I wanna be a pirate.
A hooky, spooky, kooky pirate STOWAWAY: A hooky, spooky, kooky pirate
Oo oo oo
(point up)
Can you stay up in a tow’r? Stowaway: Oh, Yeah!
(smell armpit)
Go a month without a show’r? Stowaway: Uh, huh!
(pirates start slowly moving in on the Stowaway)
Can you sleep without a bed? Stowaway: You, bet!
Or clean the deck instead? Stowaway: I’m there!
(They are close and menacing to him)
Are you scared of Davy Jones Stowaway: Not me!
(“home alone” and look scared at the audience)
If you are, you’re not alone!
That’s a pirate Stowaway: I’m a pirate!
Avast! You scalawag! ARRR! (make menacing pose at the audience and hold)
No Beards Seated
Scene 5
(all other pirates move to black tape and stand)
Stowaway: (trying to say “Arrr!” but sounding pretty non-threatening) Arrg! Arrg!
King: No “G”! No “G”!
Stowaway: Arrrr! Arrrr!
King: More AH! Less RRR!
Stowaway: Ahhhhrrr! (His “Arr” dwindles pathetically.)
King: (He’s had enough of this.) Avast! I’ve heard enough! Mark them with a black spot and
throw them in the brig with the rest of the prisoners!
Stowaway: But! But!
Redbeard: To the brig!
All Pirates: To the brig!
To the Brig (CD 14)
Redbeard and Bluebeard give him a “Black Spot” and take the Stowaway backstage.
Lights black out.
Backstage crew wheels out jail.
Prisoners and Stowaway come out.
Scene 6
Prisoner 1: (in a sneering voice) My, My! What have we here?
Prisoner 7: Blimey! Looks like a stowaway.
Prisoner 2: Aye, Jack! Looks good enough to eat!
Stowaway: Leave me alone!
Prisoner 3: (teasingly) Leave me alone!
(Prisoners all laugh.)
Prisoner 4: What are ye in for, mate?
(They see the black spot.)
Prisoner 5: (horrified) The black spot!
All Prisoners: (in hushed awe) The black spot!
Stowaway: What? What does it mean-the black spot?
Prisoner 6: It means you’re marked-marked for death.
Stowaway: No!
Prisoner 1: Yes!
Stowaway: No!�
Prisoner 2: Yes!
Stowaway: Yes!
Prisoner 3: No!
All Prisoners: What?
Prisoner 4: The black spot means when the sun comes up and choir rehearsal is over, there’s no doubt about it…
Prisoner 5: (slowly) Ye walk the plank.
Stowaway: But how can this be? All I wanted was to be a pirate…a pirate just like them!
Prisoner 6:Ye should have stayed at home with ye mother, mate.
Prisoner 7: Ye ain’t no buccaneer!
Prisoner 1: Now your hours are numbered for sure, me hearty. And it won’t be long ‘til you’ll be lyin’ in Davy Jones’ Locker.
Stowaway: Davy Jones’ Locker?
Prisoner 2: And remember…
All Prisoners: (quietly and scarily) Dead men tell no tales.
Stowaway: Here I am at sea-where I always wanted to be. And yet, I’ve never felt so lost and alone in my whole life.
No Beards Stay Seated
Song 5: Lost At Sea (CD 6/15)
Prisoners rotate jail and stand behind bars
STOWAWAY SOLO
Shining Star up in the night, can you tell me why?
I can’t see what you can see, up there in the sky.
(prisoners slowly move to white tape)
Lost at sea, lost at sea- Tell me where I’m meant to be
Hear my plea, set me free, cause I’m lost, I’m lost at sea
STOWAWAY SOLO
(prisoners lean R Lean L step R forward)
I’m alone and I’m afraid, rolling with the tide
(Lean R Lean L step R forward and turn)
Don’t you know, sure as I grow, what I feel inside
Group 1=4th Grade Group 2=5th Grade
(Prisoners gather around Stowaway and sing)
G1: Lost at sea G2: Lost at sea
G1: Lost at sea G2: Lost at sea
All: Tell me where I’m meant to be
G1: Hear my plea G2: Hear my plea
G1: Set me free G2: Set me free
All: Cause I’m lost, I’m lost at sea
Group 1=4th Grade Group 2=5th Grade
G1: Lost at sea G2: Lost at sea
G1: Lost at sea G2: Lost at sea
All: Tell me where I’m meant to be
G1: Hear my plea G2: Hear my plea
G1: Set me free G2: Set me free
All: Cause I’m lost, I’m lost at sea
(prisoners turn jail slowly in front of Stowaway and gather around her)
STOWAWAY: What will become of me?
Scene 7
(The pirates on deck are rehearsing for the pirate-singing contest-white tape.)
King: Now remember, mates! It’s all about breath support! Breathe from your scurvied diaphragms!
Bluebeard: Aye! And don’t forget round tones, me hearties. Round tones!
Blackbeard: Arr! We can’t lose this year. Not as long as we’ve got the King of the High “Cs” on our side.
All: (ad libs) That’s right! (etc.)
King: (singing an arpeggio, spraying his throat, etc.) Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!
(Then singing a glissando from low to high C.) Ahh---hh!
All: (truly impressed) Beautiful.
King: Thank you. Thank you very much. Hit it!
No Beards Stand
Song 6: Singin’ A Pirate Song (CD 7/16)
(L step) (R step) (L step) (R step)
Sing out ye hearties and show them no fear
(L step) (R step) (L step) (R step)
Sing out and bray like a bold buccaneer
(Pirates grapevine L) (Pirates grapevine R)
Our chantey is rough as the rollicking sea
(point to audience) (point to self)
If ye be a pirate repeat after me
(Pirates hook elbows and lean L) (Lean R) (Lean L) (Lean R)
Yo, ho, ho! Yo, ho, ho! Come on and sing along!
(Lean L) (Lean R) (Lean L) (stand straight)
Yo, ho, ho! Yo, ho, ho! Singin’ a pirate song!
(pirates dance in a circle around themselves)
(Traveling arms L) (R) (L) (R)
Ye can’t be a pirate with no pirate song
(clasped opera hands)
We vocalize daily as we sail along
(Traveling arms and pirates grapevine L) (R)
Shiver me timbers and sail from the shore
(L) (R) (elbow hook)
Sing out and let the whole world hear your roar! ARRR!
(Pirates hook elbows and lean L) (Lean R) (Lean L) (Lean R)
Yo, ho, ho! Yo, ho, ho! Come on and sing along!
(Lean L) (Lean R) (Lean L) (stand straight)
Yo, ho, ho! Yo, ho, ho! Singin’ a pirate song!
(Everyone stand with opera hands clasped)
KING: All right, ye crusty chorus… let me hear you now!!
KING: La la la la la
EVERYONE: La la la la la
KING:mee mee mee mee mee mee mee mee mee
EVERYONE: mee mee mee mee mee mee mee mee mee
EVERYONE: Do re mi fa so la ti
(Pirates hook elbows and lean L) (Lean R) (Lean L) (Lean R)
Yo, ho, ho! Yo, ho, ho! Come on and sing along!
(Lean L) (Lean R) (Lean L) (stand straight)
Yo, ho, ho! Yo, ho, ho! Singin’ a pirate song!
KING: (shouts) Everybody!
(Pirates Tango, Grapevine, Hula, Twist)
Yo, ho, ho! Yo, ho, ho! Come on and sing along!
Yo, ho, ho! Yo, ho, ho!
No Beards: Singin’ a pirate
Pirates: Singin’ a pirate (scoop both hands low to high) (R fist from shoulder up)
Everyone: Singin’ a pirate song! (spoken) Yo ho!
No Beards seated
Scene 8
(pirates on white tape)
Yellowbeard: If ya don’t mind me sayin’ so, Redbeard, I think you were singin’ a little flat!
Redbeard: Arrr! Who you callin’ flat, ye good for nothin’ scallywag!
(All the pirates start arguing, telling each other they were out of tune, their diction was deplorable, “You sing too loud!” “Your choreography was sloppy!” etc.
King: (as before, sings his arpeggio) Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah! (Then his glissando from low to high C)
Ahh-hhh! (But when he gets to the high note, his voice makes a terrible sound.)
Brownbeard: Blimey! What’s the matter, King? Don’t be messin’ around with us!
Bluebeard: Aye, King! Don’t be jokin’. Tomorrow is the big day. You can’t be losin’ your voice now. You’re our ticket to first prize.
King: (holding his throat, barely able to croak out a sound) Laryngitis!
Blackbeard: What?
King: (still in a hoarse voice) Laryngitis!
No Beards: What?
King: (in a loud clear voice) I’ve got laryngitis, ye blaggards! How many times do I have to … (then hoarse again)…tell you?
All: Laryngitis? (in awed shock) Blimey!
Purplebeard: What are we gonna do?
Orangebeard: Aye! What are we gonna do?
Greenbeard: Arr! There goes first prize.
Brownbeard: Yo ho ho, there goes our bottle of…
All Pirates: Sarsaparilla!
(Then from the brig, they all hear a very sweet voice singing.)
Stowaway: (singing in the distance) Lost at sea, lost at sea, Tell me where I’m meant to be.
Bluebeard: What was that?
Stowaway: (still singing) Hear my plea, set me free, ‘Cause I’m lost, I’m lost at sea.
Whitebeard: Why, that’s the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard.
Purplebeard: Aye! And it’s coming from the brig.
Redbeard: The brig? Find out who it is? This might be the break we need.
(Purplebeard and Yellowbeard come in holding the Stowaway by his arms.)
Bluebeard: Aha and Ahoy! It’s the Stowaway! Tell me Stowaway, was it you that we heard singing so melodiously? (they sing) Lost at sea! Lost at sea!
Stowaway: Aye, sir! It was I! I guess I wasn’t very piratey-but I meant no disrespect!
Blackbeard: Disrespect? That’s the best singing we’ve ever heard on this ship!
(The King stomps his foot and clears his throat.)
Yellowbeard: Aye, mate! Like Blackbeard said, that’s the best singing we’ve ever heard on this ship!
(The King crosses his arms in disgust.)
Orangebeard: Aye! Now you must go with us to the pirate-singing contest. With your help, I know we can win.
Stowaway: Do you really think so? Do you really think I can help you win?
Purplebeard: Well, there’s one way to find out. Gentlemen…
Warm-up Music (CD 17)
(all in opera style clasped hands)
All Pirates: Do, Re, Mi Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
STOWAWAY: Do
All: Perfect!
King: (hoarsely) Perfect.
Stowaway: (excitedly) Wow! Does that mean I get to be a full-blown pirate just like all of you?
Redbeard: Well now, I don’t know about that.
Stowaway: (crossing his arms stubbornly) No pirate! No sing!
Greenbeard: Aye, mateys! Join me in a pirate huddle.
(All the pirates get in a huddle. There is much gesticulating and talking. Finally, they all say…)
Pirates: One! Two! Three! Break!
Greenbeard: After much discussion, we have decided to ask you a few pertinent questions.
All Pirates: Pertinent?
Greenbeard: That’s advanced pirate talk, ye scurvy dogs, for “important!”
Stowaway: Ask away!
Brownbeard: Do ye promise to never be lily-livered or ever say “wow” again?
Stowaway: Wow! I mean, Aye! I sure do!
Bluebeard: Do you swear by your mother’s honor that you’ll honor the pirate flag?
Stowaway: (saluting) Aye, Aye Captain, til’ me dying days!
Blackbeard: Do ye swear to be the heartiest, swashbuckling buccaneers ever to sail the sea!
Stowaway: Aye! Aye! Aye!
Whitebeard: Then by the powers vested in me, I proudly pronounce you all full-on, blow-me-down, shiver-me-timbers pirates of the briny sea!
Yellowbeard: Hip! Hip!
All: Hooray!
Yellowbeard: Hip! Hip!
All: Hooray!
Yellowbeard: Hip! Hip!
All: Hooray!
Reprise: Pirates All Are We (CD 8/18)
(pirates move scattered spots like the beginning/doing jobs)
(Strike a strong pose with feet apart and fists on hips)
All ye lubbers and lads
Ye and I a buccaneer be
Finest time ye ever have had
Come along with me
(All pirates draw their swords and hold them high)
Man that sword,
Ye cowardly swab
Off to sail the rollicking sea
Not a ship we would not rob
(Return swords to scabbard)
Pirates all are we!
(Pirates move to blue tape)
(Fist on hips and Lean L) Lean R Lean L Lean R
Come and sail the sea, under skull and bones
Lean L Lean R (stop leaning and point R hand overhead)
Or I guarantee, you’ll sink to Davy Jones! ARR!!
(Strong pose)
Gangway me hearty men
Grab your cutlass
Guzzle your nog!
Ship-shape ahoy and avast,
Sail ye scurvy dog!
Blow ye winds and anchors aweigh!
A salty crew of mateys are we,
Come along and sail today
(Pirates make menacing pirate pose)
Pirates all are we!
(pirates move to white tape and link elbows)
(Fist on hips and Lean L) Lean R Lean L Lean R
Come and sail the sea, under skull and bones
Lean L Lean R (stop leaning and point R hand overhead)
Or I guarantee, you’ll sink to Davy Jones! (pirates move to black tape)
BOWS: Prisoners, Pirates, King of the High Cs and Stowaway, Choir, Tech Crew
(Strike a strong pose) (Lift sword from low to high) (Put sword away)
Pirates all, Pirates all, Pirates all….. ……………… are we!
(Point sword high for a final pose)
(spoken) Pirates all are we! ARRR!!!