The Hook Lyrics - Singles - Stephen Malkmus

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 

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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 

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