🏴‍☠️ Ahoy, Matey – Bring Pirates to Life!

Ahoy, matey! Set sail for fun and learning with We Are Pirates! – a rollicking, toe-tapping primary school history song that’s perfect for Pirate Day or any swashbuckling pirate topic. With its easy-to-learn four-note chorus (hinting at a certain famous pirate film and a touch of a drunken sailor!), your crew of young buccaneers will be singing along in no time.

We Are Pirates! offers versatile performance options:

• Sing the full song with the backing track

• Involve older children or teachers to sing the verses

• Let younger children join in enthusiastically on the choruses only

🎶 What’s Included in Your Song Pack

• Vocal track – perfect for teaching and learning

• Backing track – high-quality instrumental for live performance

• Printable sheet music – with melody line, piano/keyboard part, and full lyrics

• Full lyrics (PDF and PowerPoint) – ideal for printing or to display on screen for rehearsing

💡 Music Education Benefits

• Develops confidence in performance through fun role-play singing

• Encourages ensemble work and collaborative performance

• Reinforces topic vocabulary linked to pirates and seafaring life

• Builds musicality with a catchy chorus and dynamic rhythms

💛 Why Teachers Love We Are Pirates!

Teachers love this song because it’s a ready-made hit for Pirate Day or topic-linked assemblies. It brings energy, humour, and audience participation, while keeping learning firmly in the spotlight.

🌟 A Must-Have for Your Pirate Topic

Make your pirate lessons unforgettable with We Are Pirates! – the perfect mix of fun, history, and music. Whether you’re staging a special performance or simply adding excitement to classroom learning, this song will get everyone on board.

👉  Don’t be a landlubber – download We Are Pirates! Song Pack today and let the pirate adventure begin.
Sing it… or prepare to walk the plank – ARR!

Looking for more history song inspiration? Explore our full History song collection for schools – a great resource to develop both historical knowledge and musical skills.

Included in your song pack:

1. audio file of backing track with instruments playing the melody in mp3 format
2. audio file of vocal track in mp3 format
3. song words in PDF format
4. sheet music in PDF format
5. PowerPoint of song words

Simply add this item to your basket and then proceed to checkout. You can use either a debit/credit card or a PayPal account on the payment platform.
All the files will appear in your account ready to download with one click as a compressed ‘zip’ file. You’ll have everything you need to get singing straight away!

We Are Pirates! – Lyrics

Verse 1
We are pirates on the seas,
Raiding any ship with ease,
Aye aye captain if you please,
So weigh the anchor mateys!

Chorus
With a yo ho ho! Yo ho ho!
Yo ho ho! Yo ho ho!
With a yo ho ho! Yo ho ho!
We are pirates yo ho ho!

Verse 2
We are pirates yes it’s true,
On this ship a motley crew,
Search for gold that’s what we do,
So raise the Jolly Roger!

Chorus

Verse 3
We are pirates we heave ho!
With our compass off we go,
Shake our cutlass to and fro,
We’ll make you walk the plank! Arr!

Chorus

Verse 4
We are pirates be impressed!
Shiver me timbers we’re the best,
Give us your jewels and don’t protest!
We’ll sing an old sea shanty!

Chorus

Verse 5
We are pirates be afraid!
Dig for treasure with a spade,
Drinking rum when we get paid,
We’ll shout, “Ahoy me Hearties!”

Chorus twice

© A M Dilkes 2015 primarysongs.co.uk

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