My friends I stand before you
To tell a truth most dire
They lust a traitor in our midst
Who haven't vote the captain's ire

He don't deserve no mercy
We ought to shoot him with a gun
But I am not an evil man
So first let's have a little fun

We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope
And throw it overboard
Drag him underneath the ship
A terrifying deadly trip

Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho

Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho

I will not say what he has done
His sins are far to grave to tell
It's not my place to judge a man
But boy he will burn in hell

The sharks will dine up on his flesh
And davie jones will have his soul
Take his money and his hat
He won't need them where he's gonna go

And first lets tie him to a rope
And throw him overboard
Drag him underneath the ship
A terrifying deadly trip

Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho

Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho

We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope
And throw him overboard
Drag him underneath the ship
A terrifying deadly trip

Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho

Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho


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Keelhauled Lyrics as written by Lasse Lammert Christopher Bowes

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    so inaccurate.

    My friends I stand before you To tell a truth most dire, There lies a traitor in our midst Who has invoked the captain's ire

    He don't deserve no mercy We ought to shoot him with a gun, But I am not an evil man So first lets have a little fun

    We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope And throw him overboard Drag him underneath the ship A terrifying deadly trip

    Keelhauled, that filthy lad, and we'll send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and the Yo-Ho-Ho

    Keelhauled, that filthy lad, and we'll send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and the Yo-Ho-Ho

    I will not say what he has done His sins are far to grave to tell It's not my place to judge a man But for them he will burn in hell

    The sharks will dine up on his flesh And Davie Jones will have his soul Take his money and his hat He won't need them where he's gonna go

    We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope And throw him overboard Drag him underneath the ship A terrifying deadly trip

    Keelhauled, that filthy lad, and we'll send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and the Yo-Ho-Ho

    Keelhauled, that filthy lad, and we'll send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and the Yo-Ho-Ho

    We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope And throw him overboard Drag him underneath the ship A terrifying deadly trip

    Keelhauled, that filthy lad, and we'll send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and the Yo-Ho-Ho

    Keelhauled, that filthy lad, and we'll send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and the Yo-Ho-Ho

    mlefevre323on October 19, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    mlefevre323 you are more accurate then the originate but still not fully correct You're right about everything accept the course: It's not: 'Keelhauked filthy lad, and we'll send him down to the depths below' It is: 'Keelhauled, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below' Landlubber is a person unfamiliar with the sea or sailing. check dictonairy websties if you're still not sure.

    JHooDzon June 12, 2012   Link
  • 0
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    an awesome song about a positively brutal punishment.

    kenba2099on April 06, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    Keelhauled mean being dragged under the ship. one of the punishment that pirates used back in the 14 century.

    satroxxx13on March 13, 2014   Link

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