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"Sailing for Adventure" is a song sung by the cast in the 1996 film Muppet Treasure Island as they cast off to sea. It also appears as a cover version during the music album Disney's Ultimate Swashbuckler 10-Song CD Collection as well as Pirates of the Caribbean: Swashbuckling Sea Songs (albeit a slightly edited version).

Lyrics[]

Pirates:
When the course is laid and the anchor's weighed
A sailor's blood begins racing
With our hearts unbound and our flag unfurled
Calico:
We're under way and off to see the world
Pirates:
Under way and off to see the world

Pirates & Crew:
Hey ho, we'll go
Anywhere the wind is blowing

Mudwell the Mudbunny:
Manly men are we

Pirates & Crew:
Sailing for adventure on the deep blue sea

Mr. Arrow: (speaking) Safely now, Mr Silver. Let's not get sloppy just because we're singing.

Long John Silver: (speaking) Aye, aye, sir!

Pirates:
Danger walks the deck
We say, "What the heck"
We laugh at the perils we're facing

Gonzo:
Every storm we ride is its own reward

Rizzo:
And people die by falling overboard

Pirates:
People die by falling overboard

Pirates & Crew:
Hey ho, we'll go
Anywhere the wind is blowing
Hoist the sails and sing

Trelawny:
Sailing for adventure on the big blue wet thing

Bad Polly:
I love to see 'em cry when they walk the plank

Clueless Morgan:
I prefer to cut a throat

Mad Monty:
I love to hang 'em high and watch their little feet try to walk in the air
While their faces turn blue

Clueless Morgan: (speaking) Just kidding!

All three:
It's a good life on a boat

Pirates:
There are distant lands with burning sands
That call across the oceans

Rats:
There are bingo games every fun-filled day

Donna Plagueman:
And Margaritas at the midnight buffet

Pirates:
Margaritas at the midnight buffet

Pirates & Crew:
Hey ho, we'll go
Anywhere the wind is blowing

Statler & Waldorf:
Should have took a train

Pirates & Crew:
Sailing for adventure on the bounding main

Jim Hawkins:
The salty breezes whisper
Who knows what lies ahead?
I just know I was born to lead
The life my father led

Long John:
The stars will be our compass
Wherever we may roam
And our mates will always be
Just like a family
And though we may put into port
The sea is always home

Trelawny: (speaking) Alright, Mr. Bimbo! I didn't know you had such a good singing voice. You're welcome!

Pirates:
We'll chase our dreams standing on our own
Over the horizon to the great unknown

Pirates & Crew:
Hey ho, we'll go
Anywhere the wind is blowing
Bold and brave and free
Sailing for adventure

Rizzo:
It's so nauseating

Pirates:
Sailing for adventure

Gonzo:
So exhilarating

Pirates:
Sailing for adventure

Rats:
We're all celebrating

Pirates, Crew & Rats:
On the deep blue sea!

When the course is laid and the anchor's weighed
A sailor's blood begins racing
With our hearts unbound and our flag unfurled
We're under way and off to see the world
Under way and off to see the world

Hey ho, we'll go
Anywhere the wind is blowing
Manly men are we
Sailing for adventure on the deep blue sea

Danger walks the deck
We say, "What the heck"
We laugh at the perils we're facing
Every storm we ride has its own reward
And people die by falling overboard
People die by falling overboard

Hey ho, we'll go
Anywhere the wind is blowing
Hoist the sails and sing
Sailing for adventure on the big blue wet thing

(most of the verse cut in the Swashbuckling Sea Songs album)
I love to see them cry when they walk the plank
I prefer to cut a throat
I love to hang 'em high and watch their little feet try to walk in the air
While their faces turn blue
Just kidding!

(uncut in the Swashbuckling Sea Songs album)
It's a good life on a boat

There are distant lands with burning sands
That call across the oceans
There are bingo games every fun-filled day
And Margaritas at the midnight buffet
Margaritas at the midnight buffet

Hey ho, we'll go
Anywhere the wind is blowing
Should have took a train
Sailing for adventure on the bounding main

The salty breezes whisper
Who knows what lies ahead?
We just know we were born to lead
The life our fathers led

The stars will be our compass
Wherever we may roam
And our mates will always be
Just like a family
And though we may put into port
The sea is always home

We'll chase our dreams standing on our own
Over the horizon to the great unknown

Hey ho, we'll go
Anywhere the wind is blowing
Bold and brave and free

Sailing for adventure
Sailing for adventure
Sailing for adventure
On the deep blue sea!

Trivia[]

  • When the song was shown on the Muppet Sing Alongs version of Muppet Treasure Island, Polly Lobster, Clueless Morgan, and Mad Monty's verse was cut.
    • Also when the Ultimate Swashbuckler version was included on the album Swashbuckling Sea Songs, most of the verse based on the part sung by Polly Lobster, Clueless Morgan, and Mad Monty was cut, shortening it to "It's a good life on a boat" (and also the line "Just kidding!") to censor part of the song for said album and to make it suitable for younger listeners. Additionally, several of the spoken lines said by the Muppets were omitted in both versions (Ultimate Swashbuckler and Swashbuckling Sea Songs) to omit any reference to the characters.
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