Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Hook , by - Stephen Malkmus. Song from the album Stephen Malkmus, in the genre ИндиRelease date: 12.02.2001
Record label: Domino
Song language: English
The Hook |
| At age 19 I was kidnapped by Turkish pirates |
| Mediterranean thugs |
| After some torture they considered me their mascot |
| Cypriotic good luck |
| I had to taste the deck and many other things |
| I had to pay the piper with my wedding ring |
| And I would never see my family again |
| By 25 I was respected as an equal |
| My art was a knife |
| On countless raids I was the first one up the lanyard |
| Yeah I was seeking a fight |
| There is no time to pray |
| And there’s no time to beg |
| And then it’s off with an arm |
| Or it’s off with a leg |
| And if I spare your life |
| It’s because the tide is leaving |
| Oh yeah |
| By 31 I was the captain of a galleon |
| I was Poseidon’s new son |
| The coast of Montenegro was my favorite target |
| It was ever so fun |
| We had no wooden legs |
| Or steel hooks |
| We had no black eye patches |
| Or a starving cook |
| We were just killers with the cold eyes of a sailor |
| Yeah we were killers with the cold eyes of a sailor |