Adapted by Barefoot the Bootless
Merrily, cheerily, so marry are we,
No mortal on earth’s like a pirate at sea.
Heave away haul away, sail right along,
Give a pirate his grog and there’s nothing go wrong.
A is for Anchor we carry on our bow
B is our boatswain who sings way to loud
C is our Captain, drowned in mizzen chain
D is debauchery over which we do reign
E is for England who we love so well
F is for Firth, who can drink us to hell
G is for gay, I need not say more
H is for himbo, on Scotland’s fine shore
I is for Ireland, where Guinness comes from
J is for Jaeger, the drink and alum
K is Kraken, our favorite rum
L is landlubber of which we have none
M’s for mafia, they surely aren’t here
N’s Narragansett, our favorite beer
O is for Ocean over which we do roam
P is for Providence, it feels just like home
Q is for quahog, a clam just for me
R’s for Rhode Island, where we Hope to be
S is for Salem, a place on Cape Cod
T is for Tim Finnigan who carried a hod
U’s uisce beatha[^28], the water of life
V is for vodka, a bottle will suffice
W is for whisky, to waste it’s a crime
For the last two letters, we just don’t have time