It's International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

By Hadleyblogger Steve

"Strike three? That pitch was way outside!"

Wait - sorry, wrong pirates.

Aarrr!

Or, if you prefer (are you reading this, Drew?), here's a German pirate song:

Ick heff mol en Hamborger Veermaster sehn,
To my ho dae!
To my ho dae!
De Masten so scheef as den Schipper sien Been,
To my ho dae ho dae ho ho ho ho!

Dat Deck weur vun Isen, Vull Schiet uns vull Schmeer.
To my ho dae! To my ho dae!
"Rein Schipp" weur den Käpten Sin grötstet Pläseer.
To my ho dae ho dae ho ho ho ho!

Dat Logis weur vull Wanzen, De Kombüs weur vull Dreck,
To my ho dae, to my ho dae!
De Beschüten, de leupen Von sülben all weg.
To my ho dae ho dae ho ho ho ho!

Dat Soltfleesch weur greun, Un de Speck weur vull Moden.
To my ho dae, to my ho dae!
Köm gäv dat bloß an Wiehnachtsobend.
To my ho dae ho dae ho ho ho ho!

Un wulln wi mol seiln, Ick segg dat jo nur,
To my ho dae, to my ho dae!
Denn leup he dree vorut Und veer wedder retur.
To my ho dae ho dae ho ho ho ho!

As dat Schipp weur so weur Ok de Kaptein,
To my ho dae, to my ho dae!
De Lüd for dat Schipp weurn Ok blot schangheit.
To my ho dae ho dae ho ho ho ho!

Enjoy the day, mateys.