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The Ben Gunn Theme
01:45
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Ben Gunn
All alone
Three long years
On Treasure Island
Half the world
Away from home
Without cheese
On Treasure Island
You can have
All the treasure
If you take me home
I've been bad
But I had
Three years to reform
All I need
A piece of cheese
To find my inner peace
From this dismal paradise
Take me home
Please
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2. |
I Want to Be a Pirate
01:36
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Washed upon a sunny beach
Now I found my place
Like in my mother's arms
Where I never been hugged
Greeted by banana trees
I escape the world
In the dreamy land
Where I have all the luck
I want to be a pirate
Want to drink rum
Want to have fun
I want to be a pirate
Ravage and pillage
All in good fun
Spent my last pieces of eight
To buy a Jolly Roger
Sailing high seas I will get paid
In treasures and in wonders
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3. |
Hey, Monkey!
01:47
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One fateful day
I was lost in the jungle
The sun was quickly going down
And then I saw
A ray of hope
A tree with shiny
Golden crown
Banana-banana
La-la-la-la-la
A boost of faith
In my own luck
A perfect golden taste
A dream of independent life
A luxury of rest
Banana-banana
La-la-la-la-la
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4. |
True Pirates
02:37
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True pirates don't expect to grow old
They never feel the need to save their gold
First thing they do coming ashore
Is find some good wenches and grog
The party lasts until they spend all the loot
They drink, make love and brawl - life is good
Nobody else can figure out their lot
They only need some good wenches and grog
When money's gone they go back to the ships
Their fate will welcome them on high seas
They risk it all and keep crisscrossing the world
For nothing more than good wenches and grog
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5. |
Providence
00:51
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Instrumental
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Moon in the dark sky
Looks like a head of cheese
That I so miss
My pious mother said
That I would be hanged
Still I'm not dead
I may be a wreck
But I'm also rich
o I paid her back
I'm so incredibly rich
My only companions are goats
But that's fine
I nurture my hope
Moon in the dark sky
Looks like a head of cheese
That I so miss
Mates didn't trust me
And left me here alone
They were so wrong
I may be a wreck
But I'm also rich
So I paid them back
I'm so incredibly rich
My only companions are goats
But that's fine
I nurture my hope
Moon in the dark sky
Looks like a head of cheese
That I so miss
My brain is exhausted
Dreaming of all its kinds
Mostly toasted
I may be a wreck
But I'm also rich
I will pay it back
I'm so incredibly rich
My only companions are goats
But that's fine
I nurture my hope
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7. |
Meditation
02:41
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Instrumental
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8. |
Apples in the Barrel
01:56
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Out in the sea
There is not much
In the way of culinary variety
It's compensated in adventure and such
Still I'm rather glad
To have one traditional thing
Apples in the barrel
The best snack on a whim
Apples in the barrel
Say "Hello" to Jim
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9. |
Cosmic Wind
04:54
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Yeah, I followed you along
To the other side
Everything that has gone wrong
Never will be right
Stars are shining brighter than
Ever seen before
You said you could fly to them
And I said, "What for?"
Universe is storming today
Cosmic wind will blow you away
String of psychedelic lights
Marks the only way
Follow it into the night
Toward the ocean wave
On a cliff above the world
Looking down again
Oversees another lord
The descent of man
Universe is storming today
Cosmic wind will blow you away
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10. |
Ben Gunn
01:32
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Ben Gunn
All alone
Three long years
On Treasure Island
Half the world
Away from home
Without cheese
On Treasure Island
You can have
All the treasure
If you take me home
I've been bad
But I had
Three years to reform
All I need
A piece of cheese
To find my inner peace
From this dismal paradise
Take me home
Please
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11. |
Red X
02:26
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Longitude and latitude
And your determined attitude
Have brought you near the red X on the map
You thought that you could land at dawn
And count the doubloons that same noon
But all went wrong that should've been a snap
Confusion reigns and bullets fly
Says them says he says you says I
The cutlass swings and pirates turn to run
It is a double-crossing game
You called yourself an ass in shame
Just hope you have enough cheese for Ben Gunn
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12. |
Ham Sandwich
01:29
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Like grains in the mill
They are pouring in
They turn into dust
Like a demolished house
To reach their goal
Leaving none at all
The damage toll
Like pigs in the yard
They play in the mud
They gain their mass
To build a bypass
But just as you say
You need it today
It’s been on display
So long and thanks
The base is thirteen
For the old routine
And people always
Struggle and fight
While dolphins just play
And enjoy each day
Asylum's inside's outside
So long and thanks
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13. |
Success
01:57
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You can't regret
What you never had
A map in the pocket
No treasure yet
You could've thought
The chance was real
But it was never
A done deal
Wait for pleasure - get pain
No loss - no gain
Even if you work for it
Success isn't guaranteed
Sometimes you get
Just what you expect
But most of the time
Don't count on that
Fortune is something
That's never secure
A gentleman knows
Not to be sure
Wait for pleasure - get pain
No loss - no gain
Even if you work for it
Success isn't guaranteed
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14. |
No Problem
01:22
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Bitterness I feel every time I see you
Has finally declined and almost gone away
I don't understand why should I believe you
Even if you lie it doesn't matter anyway
It's no problem
It's no problem anyway now
It's no problem
It's no problem anyway
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The man of the island is happy
Eating his cheese
The ship's headed home
Through the blue round of sea
Just like in the song
"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest..."
The devil has most of the crew
And plans for the rest
The treasure is stowed in the hold
But the cook doesn't sleep
A sack of coins for the road
And his head he will keep
The man of the island is happy
Eating his cheese
A thousand pounds is his
To spend in three weeks
Exactly the way he despised
He'll be keeping a lodge
A butt for the country boys
And a singer in church
Great luck came so close at times
But only little he caught
Too many thimblesful of rum
Hardly did him much good
But now on Hispaniola's deck
He's eating his cheese
The ship's headed home
Through the blue round of sea
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16. |
Black Mountains
02:06
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Под синим небом сидит крутая обезьяна
Выросла скромной и без малейшего изъяна
Блохи, что скачут по ней, её уважают
За горизонтом облака витают
Гномы на грядках растят алмазы и рубины
Каждую тысячу лет справляют именины
В пламени жарком они вовсе не сгорают
Все их боятся, но не уважают
Красный дракон расправляет крылья над землёю
Гномы ложатся в кроватки в своих покоях
А обезьяна всю ночь пьёт, пока не пьяна
Гномы не могут жить как обезьяна
Чёрные горы стоят за дальними морями
Чёрные горы хранят чужую тайну
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Instrumental
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