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Pirate Lyrics by Cher

Cherished

1977

[Verse 1]
He'll sail on with the summer wind that blows on this cane bay
Everybody calls him Pirate, dark and handsome in his own way
And the fire in his eyes lit all the fire inside of me
And soon you were feeling so much more than the wind and waves and sea

[Chorus]
Pirate I'm not gonna take your soul
I only want the right to love you
I know the sea won't let you go
Pirate, my love will only chain you down
So just know how much I love you
And then turn that ship around

[Verse 2]
Every time that he'd sail back to me we'd fall in love again
And my face would fill with wonder at all the places that he'd been
But I knew his sweetest love song was when he heard the trade winds blow
And I loved him way too much to tell the secret he should know
I told him

[Chorus]
Pirate, I'm not gonna take your soul
I only want the right to love you
I know the sea won't let you go
Pirate, my love will only chain you down
So just know how much I love you
And then turn that ship around

[Bridge]
Now as I watch in silence, another young man goes to sea
And his silhouette is stirrin' up a painful memory
And I know his heart is set to sail, but mine is set to cry
Cause I feel as the way I did the day Daddy said goodbye
I told him

[Chorus]
Pirate I'm not gonna take your soul
I only want the right to love you
I know the sea won't let you go
Pirate, my love will only chain you down
So just know how much I love you
And then turn that ship around

[Outro]
Pirate I'm not gonna take your soul
I only want the right to love you
I know the sea won't let you go
Pirate, my love will only chain you down
So just know how much I love you
And then turn that ship around
Pirate I'm not gonna-
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Cher

Cher

About “Pirate” by Cher

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"Pirate" is credited to Cher. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Pirate" appears on "Cherished " in 1977.

Visit the Cher artist page at /artist/cher for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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