Version 1 → 2
| 1 | C | 1 | C G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | We sail the high skies, we’re thunderhead bound | 2 | We sail the high skies, we’re thunderhead bound |
| 3 | F | 3 | F G C |
| 4 | Searching out bolts from the black | 4 | Searching out bolts from the black |
| 5 | C | 5 | C F G |
| 6 | Our Captain’s a mad man, his like’s not been found | 6 | Our Captain’s a mad man, his like’s not been found |
| 7 | 7 | F G C | |
| 8 | Each time I’m not sure we’ll get back! | 8 | Each time I’m not sure we’ll get back! |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | (Chorus 1) | 10 | (Chorus 1) |
| 11 | | 11 | F C |
| 12 | Cry “Hey!” to the Captain, cry “Ho!” to the mate | 12 | Cry “Hey!” to the Captain, cry “Ho!” to the mate |
| 13 | | 13 | G C |
| 14 | Kiss lovers and land all goodbye | 14 | Kiss lovers and land all goodbye |
| 15 | F | 15 | F G |
| 16 | Cast off the lines and make way through the gate | 16 | Cast off the lines and make way through the gate |
| 17 | | 17 | C F C |
| 18 | It’s time to head out for the sky | 18 | It’s time to head out for the sky |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | (Chorus 2) | 20 | (Chorus 2) |
| 21 | F | 21 | F C G C |
| 22 | Sky– y– y–y is calling me away from the home I love so dear | 22 | Sky– y– y–y is calling me away from the home I love so dear |
| 23 | | 23 | F C G C |
| 24 | And I–I–I–I am falling, when the borders within heaven are not clear | 24 | And I–I–I–I am falling, when the borders within heaven are not clear |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | Our ship is a beauty, she holds to the sky | 26 | Our ship is a beauty, she holds to the sky |
| 27 | As graceful as eagle or dove | 27 | As graceful as eagle or dove |
| 28 | She sleeps on the water and cannot wait to fly | 28 | She sleeps on the water and cannot wait to fly |
| 29 | Her home is with clouds up above | 29 | Her home is with clouds up above |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | Chorus 1 | 31 | Chorus 1 |
| 32 | 32 | ||
| 33 | You know of our Captain, for Shakespeare’s his name | 33 | You know of our Captain, for Shakespeare’s his name |
| 34 | The fiercest sky pirate of all | 34 | The fiercest sky pirate of all |
| 35 | His towering wrath put’s all others to shame | 35 | His towering wrath put’s all others to shame |
| 36 | We’re ready to jump when he calls | 36 | We’re ready to jump when he calls |
| 37 | 37 | ||
| 38 | He senses the lightning from miles away | 38 | He senses the lightning from miles away |
| 39 | And steers us straight into the storm | 39 | And steers us straight into the storm |
| 40 | With hailstones like apples that splinter and spray | 40 | With hailstones like apples that splinter and spray |
| 41 | He drives where the lightning bolts swarm | 41 | He drives where the lightning bolts swarm |
| 42 | 42 | ||
| 43 | Chorus1 / Chorus 2 | 43 | Chorus1 / Chorus 2 |
| 44 | 44 | ||
| 45 | Our lightning’s as pure as a baby’s first smile | 45 | Our lightning’s as pure as a baby’s first smile |
| 46 | And potent as whiskey in Wall | 46 | And potent as whiskey in Wall |
| 47 | The Captain will sell it, we’ll stay home a while | 47 | The Captain will sell it, we’ll stay home a while |
| 48 | To leave when the thunderheads call | 48 | To leave when the thunderheads call |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | And then in our rigging, we found a odd pair | 50 | And then in our rigging, we found a odd pair |
| 51 | A sullen boy and a strange girl | 51 | A sullen boy and a strange girl |
| 52 | The Captain asked them how they ended up there | 52 | The Captain asked them how they ended up there |
| 53 | Then from the ship that boy was hurled | 53 | Then from the ship that boy was hurled |
| 54 | (That’s Captain Shakespeare for you!) | 54 | (That’s Captain Shakespeare for you!) |
| 55 | 55 | ||
| 56 | Chorus 1 | 56 | Chorus 1 |
| 57 | 57 | ||
| 58 | We landed at Skye, the nephew came on | 58 | We landed at Skye, the nephew came on |
| 59 | To learn from the Captain his lore | 59 | To learn from the Captain his lore |
| 60 | We sailed for the clouds and didn’t stop ‘til dawn | 60 | We sailed for the clouds and didn’t stop ‘til dawn |
| 61 | The nephew, his student at war | 61 | The nephew, his student at war |
| 62 | 62 | ||
| 63 | The maiden aboard, came up on the deck | 63 | The maiden aboard, came up on the deck |
| 64 | In love with the nephew she fell | 64 | In love with the nephew she fell |
| 65 | Though she tried not to show it, her heart kept in check | 65 | Though she tried not to show it, her heart kept in check |
| 66 | But all of us pirates could tell | 66 | But all of us pirates could tell |
| 67 | 67 | ||
| 68 | Chorus1 / Chorus2 | 68 | Chorus1 / Chorus2 |