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died The bell has been raised Yo, Ho, all together Movie Sounds Unlimited Hoist the Colours (From 'Pirates of the Caribbean 3') The king and his men The seas be ours Yo, ho, all hands Some men have died Yo, ho, haul together The bell has been raised Yo, ho, haul together, This article is about the pirate song Hoist the Colours. You may be looking for the soundtrack cue or the term. Pirates at Fort Charles singing Hoist the Colours. Hoist the Colours, sometimes written as Hoist the Colors, was a sea shanty known by all pirates across the Seven Seas. The song was related to the action of hoisting of a pirate's flag, though it was mainly used as a call to arms for the members of the Brethren Court. HistoryUsageThe song Hoist the Colours told the tale of the binding of Calypso by the Pirate King and the First Brethren Court. It was also used as the method of summoning the Court to stand together in the pirates' most dire need. It was sent forth by Hector Barbossa, who intended to unite the Pirate Lords and release Calypso from her form of flesh.[1] Fourth Brethren CourtThe song was sung by assembled men and women sentenced for execution by the East India Trading Company at Fort Charles in Port Royal, after a cabin boy, facing the gallows, began singing the song while holding a piece of eight. The entire assembly soon took up the cue. The song was connected to the nine pieces of eight. Once the crowd had sung, the nine coins begin resonating. Sao Feng heard the resonance in a coin given to him by Hector Barbossa in Singapore, and the entire members of the Fourth Brethren Court united at Shipwreck Cove because of it.[2] Lyrics
Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we die Yo, Ho haul together, hoist the colours high Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we dieThe King and his men stole the queen from her bed and bound her in her bones The seas be ours and by the powers Where we will...we'll roamYo, Ho haul together, hoist the colours high Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never say we dieSome men have died and some are alive And others sail on the sea With the keys to the cage And the devil to pay We lay to Fiddler's Green!Yo, Ho haul together, hoist the colours high Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we dieThe bell has been raised from its watery grave Do you hear its sepulchral tone? A Call to all, pay heed to the squall And turn your sail towards home!Yo, Ho haul together, hoist the colours high Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we die Other lyricsThere are different versions of this song, some including the different writings of "colors" and "colours". Others by changing a lyric or two in each, in which several examples stand out. This small piece was used at the beginning of At World's End: Yo ho, all hands, hoist the colors highHeave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we die This small piece was sung at the beginning of a featurette for At World's End[3]: Yo ho, all hands, raise the colors highHeave ho, thieves and beggers, never say we die This small piece was used in the original lyrics[4]: Heave ho, thieves and beggers, never say we die Behind the scenes"The one that was really interesting is the Snopes legend. You know the Web site Snopes has that section about 'fake true American legends.' One of them is the idea that the four and twenty blackbirds baked into a pie was Blackbeard's recruiting song. When Blackbeard came into port, these people would go around and sing this song when he was looking for a crew. It was just such a fun idea and it's a shame it's not true, so we decided to make it true and the song 'Hoist the Colors,' sung at the beginning and Keira sings it and it's referenced in a couple of ways, every one of the verses tells the story of Davy Jones and Calypso. It starts with 'the king and his men stole the queen from her bed'... We sat down and wrote that out and it's based on a fake legend from the Snopes Web site."―Ted Elliott[src] Original Hoist the Colors lyrics
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Is Hoist the colors a real pirate song?Although the information from Snopes itself is false, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio liked the idea enough to create Hoist the Colors, basing it on the fake legend. In the first screenplay draft of At World's End, Elizabeth Swann sings the sea shanty Blow the Man Down in Singapore, instead of Hoist the Colors.
What does the song mean in Pirates of the Caribbean at World's End?Hoist the Colours, "main theme" of At World's End, in addition to representing the pirates and their ideology for freedom, tells the story of how Calypso was imprisoned in a human body by the Pirate King. In its opening rendition, it is sung by a young boy and eventually by a larger chorus.
Where is the song hoist the colors from?Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End / Soundtracknull
What movie is Hoist the Colours from?Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndHoist the Colours / Movienull
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