A Pirate’s Life For Me is a fun preschool rhyme, ideal for circle time, sequencing, comprehension, role-play, and imaginative learning.
Lyrics
Once there was a pirate who sang a pirate song
Then interrupting the pirate, a surfer came along
You’d hear…Yo, ho, ho, hee,hee, hee
Hey dude, surfs up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Hey dude surfs up
A pirate’s life for me
Once there was a pirate who sang a pirate song
Then interrupting the pirate, A big shark came along
You’d hear…Yo, ho, ho ho, hee, hee, hee
Chomp, chomp, hey dude, surfs up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Chomp, chomp, hey dude, surfs up
A pirates life for me
Once there was a pirate who sang a pirate song
Then interrupting the pirate, A helicopter came along
You’d hear… Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Swoosh, swoosh, chomp, chomp, hey,
dude surfs up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Swoosh, swoosh, chomp, chomp, hey,
dude surfs up
A pirates life for me
Once there was a pirate who sang a pirate song
Then interrupting the pirate, An octopus came along
You’d hear… Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Wiggle wiggle, swoosh, swoosh, chomp, chomp,
Hey dude, surfs up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Wiggle wiggle, swoosh, swoosh, chomp, chomp,
Hey dude, surfs up
A pirates life for me
Once there was a pirate who sang a pirate song
Then interrupting the pirate, A submarine came along
You’d hear…
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Up periscope, wiggle, wiggle, swoosh,
Swoosh, chomp, chomp, hey dude, surf up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Up periscope, wiggle, wiggle, swoosh,
Swoosh, chomp, chomp, hey dude, surf up
A pirates life for me
Once there was a pirate who sang a pirate song
Then interrupting the pirate, A singing mermaid came along
You’d hear… Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
La, La, la, up periscope
Wiggle, wiggle, swoosh, swoosh chomp, chomp
hey dude, surfs up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
La, La, la, up periscope
Wiggle, wiggle, swoosh, swoosh chomp, chomp
hey dude, surfs up
A pirates life for me
Once there was a pirate who sang a pirate song
Then interrupting the pirate, A police boat came along
You’d hear…Yo, ho,ho, hee,hee, hee
Stop-freeze, la,la,la, up periscope
Wiggle, wiggle, swoosh, swoosh,
Chomp, chomp, he dude surfs up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, ho, hee hee, hee
Stop-freeze, la,la,la, up periscope
Wiggle, wiggle, swoosh, swoosh,
Chomp, chomp, he dude surfs up
A pirates life for me
A pirates life for me
A pirate's life is…not for me!
There are too many interruptions!
Hints and Tips
- Dress the tiny tots as little pirates, not to forget the hat and pirate eye patch.
- You can create various props also like the shark, octopus, mermaid and so on. You can even make some kids to wear those props and then have a role-play. This would be more interesting for the kids.
- This song has several action words like chomp, wiggle, and swoosh. So you need to teach the kids this song with appropriate actions.
Reference
Jack Hartman
