The Last Bristolian Pirate, from Cures What Ails Ya by The Longest Johns (Cover of Arrogant Worms) 

This song makes me so happy for some reason. My favorite line is "If you wanna get to Tesco, boys, you'll have to go through me". There's just... something... about the image of a pirate with a cutlass and all terrorizing middle aged shoppers outside a Tesco.

I love the replacement of the Canadian references with british ones lol Mountie with officer Co-op with tesco 'WHEN the river starts to freeze' with 'IF'

A English cover of a Canadian song about river piracy I thought I'd never see it

I told my friend I gotta go to Tesco for some snacks. He said 'watch out for pirates'

I love the tiny enthusiastic woops in the background

The little ʷʰᵒᵒᵖ sound makes this song, haha.

Why am I just imagining a guy just racing down the street on a shopping cart while flying a flag attached to a broom

Ah yes my favorite part of being a pirate *Tax evasion*

A valiant effort stretching "Severn" to the same number of syllables as "Saskatchewan".

This song is a whole ass mood

this needs to be animated lol I love this song

Canadians: "When the rivers start to freeze" Brits: "If the rivers start to freeze" Alaskans: "When the rivers start to thaw" Siberians: "If the rivers start to thaw" Penguins: "What's a river?"

For months I thought I was crazy because I kept hearing "River Seven" every time my coworker played this song at work, but every time I looked it up it was "River Saskatchewan." I'm glad to finally find the version I was looking for, the "River Severn."

I've been waiting for an album version of the Last Bristolian Pirate, and it did not disappoint

As a Bristolian I approve

I became a pirate to avoid paying my taxes

I have too much pride to take money from the government so I’ll steal it all from other people who were in my position. Impeccable logic. Excellent song.

Oh, I used to be a farmer, and I made a living fine I had a little stretch of land along the Western Line But times were hard, and though I tried, the money wasn't there And bankers came and took my land, and told me "Fair is fair" I looked for every kind of job, the answer always "no", "Hire now?" they'd always laugh, "we just let twenty go!" The government, they promised me a measly little sum But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum And I said, "Who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone? I'm going to be a pirate on the river Severn!" Yarr! And it's a heave! (Ho!) Hi! (Ho!) Comin' down the plains! (woop!) Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a ho! (Hey!) Hi! (Hey!) Farmers bar your doors When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores! You'd think the other farmers would know that I'm at large But just the other day I saw an unsuspecting barge I snuck up right behind them, and they were none the wiser I rammed their boat and sank it and I stole the fertilizer! The bridge outside of Redwick spans a mighty river Farmers cross in so much fear, their stomachs are a-quiver 'Cause they know that Tractor Jack is hiding in the bay (Ha ha ha harr!) I'll jump the bridge and knock 'em cold and sail off with their hay... (chorus) Well, Officer Robby chased me, he was always at my throat But he followed on the shoreline, 'cause he didn't own a boat But cutbacks were a-coming, and the copper lost his job And now he sails with us, and we call him Salty Rob (Ha-harr!) A swingin' sword, a skull and bones, unpleasant company! I never pay my income tax, and screw the VAT! (Screw it!) Sailing out past Thornbury, the terror of the seas If you want to get to Tesco, boys, you gotta get by me! (chorus) Well, pirate life's appealing, but you don't just find it here I hear that up in Yorkshire there's a band of buccaneers They roam around the Yorkshire dales from Smith to Beverly And you're bound to lose your flat cap if you have to pass their way Winter is a-comin, and a chill is in the b-reeze My pirate days are over if the rivers start to freeze Well, I'll be back in springtime, but now I've got to fly I hear there's lots of plundering down in the Isle of Wight! (chorus x2) When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores (Heyyy!)

Lol! Was listening to the album and suddenly a wild "last Saskatchewan pirate" appears 😂 great cover guys!! I'm actually from Saskatchewan and grew up with the original version, its one of the only songs that's about Saskatchewan that got big!

I kind of love the barbershop quartet-esque thing this has going sometimes, even more than the original(s) I think

This will always be one of the funniest songs known to man.

This came up on my Spotify earlier, and I was all "...wait this isn't Arrogant Worms"

I live in a rural state and sometimes I imagine the only reason there isn't river piracy going on during this pandemic is multiple dams along the river that are very treacherous to cross.

So I'm playing AC Valhalla and I get to raiding on the Severn and this song, with a new chorus, came to mind: And it's a-heave-ho-hi-ho Coming down the plains Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a-ho-hey-hi-hey, farmers bar your doors When you see the Viking Raiders on the Severn's mighty shores

Listen to this album everytime I play sea of thieves

Being Bristol born & bred and having sailed on the Glen Avon & before that the Camerton with the indomitable Capt Bill Coggins, along the Rivers Severn & Avon, and out to sea, this song makes me unbelievably happy 😊

I absolutely grew up with this song in Canada, and when I heard this my first thought was "... wait, was this a cover of a British song the entire time?" I was surprisingly relieved to discover that this version was the cover.

THIS IS THE ANTHEM OF MY ENTIRE EXISTENCE. GOD BLESS YOU AND NEVER STOP. 👊😊

I wanted to go to sleep but I can’t help singing along

You guys are a truly amazing group and I can't help but smile everytime I play a track of yours! Bloody well done mates!

In Bristol for the first time, blasting this in my friend's hovel

This song gives me good vibes. Idk if its due to the fact that its happy-sounding or whatnot, but I love it!

I feel the need to say: these songs are awesome for making the drive home from work pass by so much faster

This has been stuck in my head for so long and I finally found it again

0:52 timestamp for the chorus it's my favourite part lol. the little "woop!" makes me so happy

New National Anthem after Covid-19?

What a piece of Art, thank you so much!!

As a Canadian, I approve of this adaptation :) The VAT sounds like it sucks just as much!

I'm an American so I have absolutely no idea what's happening in the comments but this shanty makes me happy and excited!

more songs about the river severn!!! one of my favourite bodies of water!!!

I'm so excited this is on an album! I loved the old live version and was hoping it'd be in this album!

Holy crap! I was *not* expecting an Arrogant Worms cover! This is amazing!

Love this song, The last Saskatchwen Pirate. It's where i'm from:) Thanks for covering it!

Yes!!! been waiting for this to come on an album since I first saw it on youtube years ago

Was listening to the full album and this playing right after ashes slapped me in the face

This ticks the number one box for any English shanty, it mentions the Isle of Wight for some reason.

Im happy that this has 330 likes and no dislikes. It really makes me wqnt to start waving the jolly roger

Yo! This makes me so happy, I was watching the video of them singing it live, now there's no background noise XD.

This song is HILARIOUS.

Took 6seconds to recognize the song, love it!

Pure GOLD!!

probably one of my favorite shanties ever!

as a Canadian who grew up with the original...I approve

i was gonna say i know this song as the last saskatchewan pirate, the unnoficial anthem of saskatchewan. my home

Now this is epic!

The chorus sounds like it would be part of like some sort musical play

If you think about it this song is basically the plot of breaking bad, but with pirates instead of drug dealers.

It's a great time to be a pirate lads

Lyrics: Oh, I used to be a farmer, and I made a living fine I had a little stretch of land, along the western line But times were hard, and though I tried, the money wasn't there And bankers came and took my land and told me, "Fair is fair" I looked for every kind of job, the answer always, "No" "Hire you now?" they'd always laugh, "We just let twenty go" The government, they promised me a measly little sum But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum And I said, "Who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone I'm going to be a pirate on the river Severn!" (Yarr! Yoo-hoo, whoo) And it's a-heave-ho-hi-ho Coming down the plains (whoop) Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a-ho-hey-hi-hey, farmers bar your doors When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores You'd think the other farmers would know that I'm at large But just the other day, I saw an unsuspecting barge I snuck up right behind them, and they were none the wiser I rammed their boat and sank it, and I stole the fertilizer! The bridge outside of Redwick spans a mighty river Farmers cross in so much fear their stomachs are a-quiver 'Cause they know that Tractor Jack is hiding in the bay (ha-ha-arr) I'll jump the bridge and knock them cold And sail off with their hay And it's a-heave-ho-hi-ho Coming down the plains (whoop) Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a-ho-hey-hi-hey, farmers bar your doors When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores Well officer Robbie chased me, he was always at my throat But he followed on the shoreline cause he didn't own a boat But cutbacks were a-coming, and the copper lost his job And now he sails with us, and we call him Salty Rob A swinging sword, a skull and bones and pleasant company I'll never pay my income tax and screw the VAT (Screw it!) Sailing down to Thornbury, the terror of the sea If you wanna get to Tesco, boys, you've gotta get by me And it's a-heave-ho-hi-ho Coming down the plains (whoop) Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a-ho-hey-hi-hey, farmers bar your doors When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores Well pirate life's appealing, but you don't just find it here I hear that up in Yorkshire there's a band of buccaneers They roam around the Yorkshire dales from Smith to Beverley And you're bound to lose your flat cap if you have to pass their way Winter is a-coming, and a chill is in the breeze My pirate days are over if the rivers starts to freeze Well, I'll be back in springtime and now I've got to fly I hear there's lots if plundering down in the Isle of Wight And it's a-heave-ho-hi-ho Coming down the plains (hey) Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a-ho-hey hi-hey, farmers bar your doors When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores And it's a-heave-ho-hi-ho Coming down the plains (whoop) Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a-ho-hey-hi-hey, farmers bar your doors When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores Hey

The 23 dislikes are from the employers who didnt hire the crew

these song are great keep up the work!

This is brilliant. I'm literally crying with joy

Saskatoon Sk. 🇨🇦, we also call em salty bob. 😅

I love this cover! Great job. I do think some of the comedy is lost with the context change, though. Still, as someone from Saskatchewan, I approve lol

I love these fellers

I wonder how many folks listening to this actually know the original by The Arrogant Worms, or even the Captain Tractor version?

this would make a really great movie tbh

This gives me ideas

I listen to this daily xD

I really dig this album

I'm sorry I saw a version of this where the pirates were animated ponies and when watching this I cant think of anything else

The Tesco line ended me xD

Now here's a premise for a season of Letterkenny

the funny thing is that Blackbeard was from Bristol

Is there a specific name for this style of singing? I fucking adore it

This song hits different when you sing it while on sea of thieves Until some reaper 5 sweats come and let you sing it while captaining a submerine

Great work on an arrogant worms song, it would be good if you did some more, please

This is hilarious! Good stuff, gents! 🤣

The Pirate Victory, Conquering the 50 states and all around there seas. Don't you even try to hide Hawaii, Arr

Singing along without looking at the title until I said Saskatchewan and they didn't lol When they said Western line I didn't notice

yeessssssss... AAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGGG. you guys are the best

I love this song so much

23 dislikes are the royal navy😂😂

This song just screems jolly English people to me. Does anyone have the same feeling?

THE LAST SASKATCHEWAN PIRATE

It's funnier in Saskatchewan. Great job!

what i would give to hear you collaborate with the Derina Harvey Band for another cover of this song.

To the 11 people who disliked this at the time I put this: You have terrible taste to hate this

Am I the only one that can see Marry and Pippin from LotR singing this

my grade 4/5 teacher used to sing this

the song at 3:15 what's the name of the original? edit: nvm I'm dumb just noticed the name shows up at the start of the song

i personally liked the original one more but this is great!

Didn't know Old England had Tescos. The more you know.

You guys had fun writing this one huh?

my favoret of songs woopie

shit who wants to go Tesco

"In" the Isle of Wight?

Is that pirate crew in Yorkshire led by Captain Tom Scott?

When's the arrogant worms collaboration coming?

This song is hilarious.