Raiding the Lightning Words and music by Joe FicklinC G We sail the high skies, we’re thunderhead bound F G C Searching out bolts from the black C F G Our Captain’s a mad man, his like’s not been found F G C Each time I’m not sure we’ll get back! (Chorus 1) F C Cry “Hey!” to the Captain, cry “Ho!” to the mate G C Kiss lovers and land all goodbye F G Cast off the lines and make way through the gate C F C It’s time to head out for the sky (Chorus 2) F C G C Sky– y– y–y is calling me away from the home I love so dear F C G C And I–I–I–I am falling, when the borders within heaven are not clear Our ship is a beauty, she holds to the sky As graceful as eagle or dove She sleeps on the water and cannot wait to fly Her home is with clouds up above Chorus 1 You know of our Captain, for Shakespeare’s his name The fiercest sky pirate of all His towering wrath put’s all others to shame We’re ready to jump when he calls He senses the lightning from miles away And steers us straight into the storm With hailstones like apples that splinter and spray He drives where the lightning bolts swarm Chorus1 / Chorus 2 Our lightning’s as pure as a baby’s first smile And potent as whiskey in Wall The Captain will sell it, we’ll stay home a while To leave when the thunderheads call And then in our rigging, we found a odd pair A sullen boy and a strange girl The Captain asked them how they ended up there Then from the ship that boy was hurled (That’s Captain Shakespeare for you!) Chorus 1 We landed at Skye, the nephew came on To learn from the Captain his lore We sailed for the clouds and didn’t stop ‘til dawn The nephew, his student at war The maiden aboard, came up on the deck In love with the nephew she fell Though she tried not to show it, her heart kept in check But all of us pirates could tell Chorus1 / Chorus2