There's a pirate, known to fame    Black Macocco was the Pirate's name    In his day, the tops was he    Round the Caribbean or Caribbean Sea      When he sites a clipper ship    Mack would board her and begin to clip    First he'd grab, the ladies fair    Especially those with jewels,    Those with jewels to spare!       Especially those with jewels,    Those with jewels to spare.    Especially those with jewels,    Especially those with jewels,    Those with jewels to spare!       With his ladies and his loot,    Next Macocco from the ship would scoot    Then he'd set the ship afire...what a pretty funeral    Funeral pyre!       Mack the Black, what a pretty funeral,    Mack the Black, marvelous funeral pyre!    Though the years this black Macocco    Lead his pirate reign    His claim to fame was as black as his name    All around the Spanish Maine.       When he'd a make his daily rounds    Gals would trail him like a pack of hounds    Ev'ry night he'd have a date Ladies go to pieces,    Over Pieces of eight.    Hey!       Sleep my baby, baby sleep    Time for babe to be in slumber deep    If you wake or cry or laugh    Mack the Black will whack ya    And he'll whack ya in half!       Mack the black will really whack    Mack the black will whack ya!    Mack the black would really have to    Whack ya in half!       Mack the Black will really whack ya,    Mack the Black will whack ya!    Mack the black will whack ya    And he'll whack ya!       Aaaaaah! Mack was ruthless,    Mack was feared    Perhaps it's better that he disappeared    Yet I know, that he was bad    I could fall in love with,   Fall in love with the lad!       Evening star, if you see Mack    Stop his wanderings and guide him back    I'll be waiting, patiently    By the Caribbean or Caribbean Sea.       Is that the Caribbean Sea?       And if I met this famous pirate    Met him face to face    You think I'd run and hide my head    And scream around the place    Why no I'd just sashay around    Displaying all my charms       And soon I'd have him walk the plank    Right into my arms       That's what I think of Mack the Black Macocco!