There Once Was a Pirate

Spring Awakening BONUS Song of the Day #1

"There Once Was a Pirate"
Character(s): Melchior, Wendla, Boys, Girls (Minus Moritz and Ilse)

**This song was intended to be where The Guilty Ones currently is, and was used in workshops as well as the off-Broadway version of Spring Awakening. It is on the OBC recording, sung by the songwriter, Duncan Shiek. Personally, I would've kept this in place of The Guilty Ones (as it reflects on Ilse's line in Don't Do Sadness/Blue wind about "running back to my house and playing pirates". I like Guilty Ones in place of Whispering. It makes much more sense there.**

There once was a pirate
Who put out to sea
His mates all around him
No maiden on his knee

Oh sail for a little
A little little litte
Oh sail for a little
'Til she finds him

There once was a maiden
Who wandered the mead
To gather blue violets
Her mama would need

A wail through the willows
All hollow through the willows
She’ll wail through the willows
‘Til she finds him

The sea was so violent
The crew went below
They begged him to join them
But he would not go

Oh sail a little little
For just a little little
Oh sail for a little
‘Til she finds him

Her heart was so laden
She fell by a tree
Sang of some pirate
Who haunted the sea

A wail through the willows
All hollow through the willows
She’ll wail through the willows
‘Til she finds him

A wail through the willows(sail for a little)
All hollow through the willows(the willow willows)
She’ll wail through the willows (sail for a little)
‘Til she finds him

He’ll sail for a little
A little little litte
He’ll sail for a little
‘Til she finds him

He’ll sail for a little ‘til she finds him