Keelhauled

Refers to punishment mostly associated with sailors or pirates at sea. A rope is tied to the sailor and they are thrown overboard while the ship is moving. This would sometimes result in death or serious injury, due to the sailor being dragged completely from one side, under the keel, and to the other. This style of punishment appeared first with the the Dutch, and later with the British Navy.

[Verse 1] My friends I stand before you To tell a truth most dire There lurks a traitor in our midst Who hath invoked the captain's ire He don't deserve no mercy We ought to shoot him with a gun But I am not an evil man So first let's have a little fun [Pre-Chorus] We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope And throw him overboard Drag him underneath the ship A terrifying deadly trip [Chorus] Keelhaul that filthy landlubber Send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank With a bottle of rum and the yo-ho-ho Keelhaul that filthy landlubber Send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank With a bottle of rum and the yo-ho-ho [Verse 2] I will not say what he has done His sins are far too grave to tell It's not my place to judge a man But for them he will burn in hell The sharks will dine up on his flesh And Davy Jones will have his soul Take his money and his hat He won't need them where he's gonna go [Pre-Chorus] But first, let's tie him to a rope And throw him overboard Drag him underneath the ship A terrifying deadly trip [Chorus] Keelhaul that filthy landlubber Send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank With a bottle of rum and the yo-ho-ho Keelhaul that filthy landlubber Send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank With a bottle of rum and the yo-ho-ho [Bridge] [Pre-Chorus] We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope And throw him overboard Drag him underneath the ship A terrifying deadly trip [Outro] Keelhaul that filthy landlubber Send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank With a bottle of rum and the yo-ho-ho Keelhaul that filthy landlubber Send him down to the depths below Make that bastard walk the plank With a bottle of rum and the yo-ho-ho