The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Pirate Ship

737 Still Lives and Gives! A wonderful Bosstones rarity released as a vinyl exclusive on the Question the Answers U.S. release (Big Rig Records, 1994). This is a higher quality version than the other rips out there- a good brother from the Bosstones forum ripped this a few years ago and I am proud to share it with my fellow fans on RUclips. Enjoy!
Lyrics:
A half hour out on the trail
The pirate ship bailey had hardly set sail
When the finest in law said we're outta control,
they cuffed me and threw me in jail
It just doesn't get any better,
There isn't a captain there's only a crew
The storms we weather together,
the places we've been and the things that we do
Well in Italy someone stabbed Joe
Morale on the ship it had sunk mighty low
Stitches in place he was back on the bass
and we only missed one fishbone.... Show!
And it just doesn't get any better,
there isn't a captain there's only a crew
The storms we weather together,
the places we've been and the things that we do
Trips to, St Louis, Lawrence, and Austin
San Diego, Atlanta and don't forget Boston
We travel and travel and we start to unravel
Chewing up pavement and spittin' out gravel
Sometimes the shit hits the fan
and sometimes the shit it gets way out of hand
Sure it's berserk but it beats honest work
and it's great work to get if you can!
Who knows where we're headed next?
Not sure if anyone checked!
The only thing I know is wherever we go
we leave the place thoroughly wrecked (2x)
Travel, travel, we're starting to unravel
as we travel down the road, we're ready to explode
Keep the spirits up with a smile,
as we walk another mile, cause when the journey ends,
we'll still be the best of friends.

[@KW-ct3sk]

Heard this song for the first time standing outside the Fonda in LA listening to MMB soundcheck before doors. They encored with it that night and I tried to find out what song it was for a couple months afterward. Still 100% one of my favorite songs of theirs. Thanks for posting dude. I miss seeing these guys live so much.

[@notyoursavior78]

Oh wow. I never knew about this and from one of my most favorite albums. Nice tune. BTW Bosstones forum? What the hell? No way bands still have message boards anymore lol

[@C2Installations]

Awesome. Thanks! It just doesn't get any better...

[@digitalfootballer9032]

I have the full Question the Answers album, as well as the Kinder Words EP, and neither had this song on it. In fact, the EP lists Kinder Words, Chocolate Pudding, and The Pirate Ship on the cover, with a sticker over The Pirate Ship that says "the pirate ship's not sailing here!" and it is missing from the disc.

[@JoeMuscella]

I bought this album when it came out both on CD and cassette. I've seen them live so many times I lost count (somewhere in the 30's) I was today years old when I heard this song. Thanks for posting this!

[@frantic1380]

Pirate ship sails no more.

[@JupiterNoose]

"'Cause when the journey ends,
We'll still be the best of friends"

[@annapease635]

Been waiting for this to be put up, used to have this vinyl, thanks so much dude🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@734265lm]

References Joe being stabbed in Italy by a bootlegger.

[@DueyLewisandtheJews]

fucking based