The Pirate Scorn

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"The Pirate Scorn"
"The Pirate Scorn"
Composed by:
Pure West
Appears in Donkey Kong Country – "Booty and the Beast" (1996)

"The Pirate Scorn"[1] the first song in the Donkey Kong Country television series episode "Booty and the Beast". At the very beginning of the episode Kaptain Skurvy sings this song aboard his ship, with Kutlass and Green Kroc as backup singers.

This song aired on Musitoon, Teletoon's music segment, along with "I Wanna be a Star".[1] It was covered by Scottish heavy metal band Alestorm for their 2020 album Curse of the Crystal Coconut, using the unofficial English name "Pirate's Scorn".

Lyrics[edit]

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English[edit]

SKURVY:
Arrh, when I was a young lad, my father said to me
"Arrh, lend an ear and learn some pirate history!
Once a fearsome pirate ruled the seven seas
He was your great-great-great-grandpappy, Quint Skurvy!"
He told me tall tales of his ill-begotten gains
But the greatest treasure of them all still haunts me to this day!

ALL:
I'll make you swab the deck and then I'll throw you in the brig!
I swear I'll make you walk the plank to right the wrong you did!
The day you mess with Skurvy, arrh, you'll wish you were never born!
When the Coconut is mine, then you'll feel this pirate's scorn!

SKURVY:
He hid it in an idol where it stayed for many years
But the eye of Inka Dinka Doo did shed the crystal tear
It lay upon the ground until, much to my surprise
A stupid ape just wandered by and snatched my treasured prize
He discovered it possessed extraordinary power
But stealing it from Skurvy would be his darkest hour!

ALL:
I'll make you swab the deck and then I'll throw you in the brig!
I swear I'll make you walk the plank to right the wrong you did!
The day you mess with Skurvy, arrh, you'll wish you were never born!
When the Coconut is mine, then you'll feel this pirate's scorn!

When the Coconut is mine, then you'll feel this pirate's scorn!

SKURVY:
Arrh!

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French La chanson du pirate[2] The pirate song

Notes[edit]

  • This song is omitted in the Sinhala dub.

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