What did the pirate say?

[John_Carrick]

Oh no, 'tis the black spot!!!!

[brewerpaul]

I'm a fool for tha gold cause I'm a pyrite.

[James Hood]

You'd think that, but really it's the C.

And okay it's not Scottish, but...

...'ever heard the "old" pop song in German, "Seemann?" (Sailor, or Seaman, a personal huge fave)

Originally made popular by German singer Lolita in the 60s, now a standard of German superstar Andrea Berg.
Andrea does a couple of lovely live renditions, including on her, "Piraten wie wir" (pirates like us) tours, some availabe for free on the net.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzO6...layer_embedded

"Deine Heimat ist das Meer, deine Freunde sind die Sterne..."
(Your homeland is the sea, your friends are the stars)

"Deine Liebe is dein Schiff, deine Sehnsucht ist die Ferne...."
(Your love is your ship, your longing is for foreign places)

Thank you for starting the "pirates" thread, 'brought some interesting thoughts to mind.

Hmm...which for-real pirates were Scots...?

[Tartan Tess]

Captain Kidd for one.

[tpa]

Originally made popular by German singer Lolita in the 60s, now a standard of German superstar Andrea Berg.
Andrea does a couple of lovely live renditions, including on her, "Piraten wie wir" (pirates like us) tours, some availabe for free on the net.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzO6...layer_embedded

Thank you for that, she's great.

[Catharps]

I feel compelled to add a bit of colorful nautical humor here- having been though of as a pirate in the past. . . depending on who you ask privateer and pirate are a matter of semantics.

"A man walks into a bar with a wooden helm awkwardly sticking half out of the top his pants. He limps up to the bar and orders a whiskey.
The barkeep, no stranger to the strange that walks into his bar, poured and lingered near; as this fellow surely will require more in the way of strong drink.
The man negotiated his way onto a stool, the helm still protruding from his britches.
On the third pour, the barkeep could no longer contain his curiosity. "Sir, are you aware that you have a ship's wheel down the front of your trousers?!"
"Arrr" said the man with a grin, "She's diving me nuts!" "

And my personal favorite. . .

"What do men and decking have in common?
- Yah lay 'em right the first time, you can walk on 'em forever."

[Laird_M]

That's bad! Love your signature by the way Catharps - Sea Fever is my favourite poem.

[Bareknees1]

What hose did the pirate choose with his kilt?

Arrrrrrrhgyle.