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Roll the Old Railjack

Oh, we'd be alright if the void was in our sails 
We'd be alright if the wolves were in their jails
We'd be alright in the vault of ancient grails
And we'll all hang on behind...

And we'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along!
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
And we'll all hang on behind!

Oh, we'd be alright if we make it 'round the Sun
We'd be alright if we can get another gun
We'd be alright if we can rescue our Mom
And we'll all hang on behind...

And we'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along!
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
And we'll all hang on behind!

Oh, a drop of Kuva blood wouldn’t do us any harm,
Oh, a bite of wild kavat couldn’t do us any harm,
Oh, a rift in cosmic storm shouldn’t do us any harm,
And we'll all hang on behind!

And we'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along!
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
And we'll all hang on behind!

 

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there was a woman from the stars
who plucked my heart with open arms
she loved me and left me broken
without a word, that she had spoken
my beloved lotus

she was there, then she was gone
orders me when nothings wrong
space is dark and I am lonely
never there, the light to show me
my beloved lotus

take up in arms and into battle
her words ring to me, like a tattle
spoken from far, but never near
her soft words, I hold them dear
my beloved lotus

gifts she leaves, so few but plenty
without her, I feel so empty
I lost her once, but not again
is she a foe or a friend
my beloved lotus

my beloved lotus

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2 minutes ago, xXkrentonXx said:

there was a woman from the stars
who plucked my heart with open arms
she loved me and left me broken
without a word, that she had spoken
my beloved lotus

she was there, then she was gone
orders me when nothings wrong
space is dark and I am lonely
never there, the light to show me
my beloved lotus

take up in arms and into battle
her words ring to me, like a tattle
spoken from far, but never near
her soft words, I hold them dear
my beloved lotus

gifts she leaves, so few but plenty
without her, I feel so empty
I lost her once, but not again
is she a foe or a friend
my beloved lotus

my beloved lotus

Nice. Ever read Annabelle Lee by Edgar Allen Poe?

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Ayo, ho-hooh
Ayo, ho-hooh
Ayo, ho-hooh
Ayo, ho-hooh

Going to delve into the Proxima!
    Following the Cy's daze! cleaning paths through the waves!
Far across in the waring depths! The merry fainting scum!
    The boarders sing as they fly in circles around the ship!

Farewell to the dock, To my old dojo
    Lets all sing out with a Don! As the ship sets out
Waves of oxium and platinum dissolve to salty eyes
    As we all set sail to the ends of the origin

Going to delve into the Proxima!
    We are Tennos sailing through the Space!
The waves are our mission, The ships our hull
    Firing the proud tuck on our cannon and our ordnance

Now comes a storm through the far-off region
    Now the wares are dancing, Beat upon the forge
If you lose your nerve this breach could be our last
    But if you just hold tight, The hyperdrive soon will rise

Ayo, ho-hooh
Ayo, ho-hooh
Ayo, ho-hooh
Ayo, ho-hooh

Going to delve into the Proxima!
    right now, and later, our dreams through the infinite!
Waving our goodbyes, we may never meet again!
    But don't look so down, For to the anomaly will also rise!

Going to delve into the Proxima!
    Let's all sing it with a Don! A song of the space
Doesn't matter who you are, You'll never be bare bones
    Never-Ending, Ever-wandering, Our funny Endgame tale!

Ayo, ho-hooh
Ayo, ho-hooh
Ayo, ho-hooh
Ayo, ho-hooh

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(Sing to Tune of “Toss a coin to Your Witcher”)


When a humble bard

Graced a ride along

With Vauban of Saturn

Along came this song

 

From when the Saturn Wolf fought

A silver-tongued devil

His army of slaves

At his hands did they revel

 

They came after me

With masterful deceit

Broke down my Railjack

And they kicked in my amour

 

While the devil’s horns

Minced our tender flesh

And so cried Vauban

"He can’t be bleat"

 

Toss plat to your Vauban

O' Valley of Plat

O' Valley of Plat, oh

Toss plat to your Vauban

O' Valley of Plat

 

At the edge of Saturn

Fight the mighty horde

That bashes and breaks you

And brings you to mourn

 

He wiped out your pest

Got kicked in his chest

He’s a friend of Tenno

So give him the rest

 

That’s my epic tale:

Our champion prevailed

Defeated the villain

Now pour him some Kuva

 

Toss plat to your Vauban

O' Valley of Plat

O' Valley of Plat, oh

Toss plat to your Vauban

A friend of Tenno

 

 

Toss plat to your Vauban

O' Valley of Plat

O' Valley of Plat, oh

Toss plat to your Vauban

A friend of Tenno

 

Toss plat to your Vauban

O' Valley of Plat

O' Valley of Plat, a-oh

Toss plat to your Vauban

A friend of Tenno

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Well the lotus she left us

but it was not her fault

her father, space father

he ruined her thoughts!

Space mom has transformed

and Ballas is to blame

but they'll be sorry when they feel our-flames!

 

the ignis burns bright

it's reach is so far

our enemies will burn

and be dead 'for they fall.

 

we load up and ship out

With Ceph Cy and our Jacks!

trav 'ling the fierce rails

with the void at our backs!

 

we search and we fight

and we plunder the loot 

grineer corpus infested

they'll feel our boot!

till the Lotus we find

and 'er enemies we grift

Space Mom we will find you

no matter the rift!

 

Tenno ho high!

10-0 hey ho! (pronounced ten zero)

Tenno yo ho

yo ho 

yo ho!

 

Tenno ho high!

10-0 hey ho!

Tenno yo ho

yo ho

yo ho

 

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All aboard the railjack me hearties, Hi ho! Hi ho!

Off to the depths of space in search of treasure  Hi ho! Hi ho!

where we go the moonlight glows and resources overflow

and across the veil we will set sail,  the seven sisters know.

All aboard the railjack me hearties, Hi ho! Hi ho!

Off to the depths of space in search of treasure  Hi ho! Hi ho!

Where many dangers lie ahead, hate, despair and dread

We will not fear for the crew is here our haughty captain said.

So, all aboard the railjack me hearties, Hi ho! Hi ho!

were off to the depths of space in search of treasure  Hi ho! Hi ho!  Hi ho! Hi ho!  Hi ho! Hi ho!

 

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Rolling back to the Clan Dojo

 

It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we Tenno undergo,
And we won't give a damn when the raids are done how hard the winds did blow,
For we're Dojo bound from the battle ground with a good ship strong and whole,
And we won't give a damn when we drink our rum with our pets in the clan dojo.

Rolling back to the clan dojo, me boys, rolling back to the clan dojo,
We're homeward bound from the battle ground, rolling down to the clan dojo.

Once more we warp with the Void Drive folds through space and time and pain, 
Them kubrow eggs, them sculptures in spades, we soon shall see again;
For six hellish months we've passed away in the cold space vaccuum, lo,
But now we're bent from the tileset, rolling down to the clan dojo.

Rolling back to the clan dojo, me boys, rolling back to the clan dojo,
We're homeward bound from the battle ground, rolling down to the clan dojo.

Once more we sail with the Void Storm gales, towards our space-bound home,
Our raiding done, our ruptures plugged, and we ain't got far to roam;
Our Cephalon's words is carried away, what care we for that sound,
A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound.

Rolling back to the clan dojo, me boys, rolling back to the clan dojo,
We're homeward bound from the battle ground, rolling down to the clan dojo.

How Bright the shine of our endo finds, now the war is far astern,
Them Intrinsic drops, them Wreckage slots, is awaiting our return;
Even now their construction time runs down, hoping some fine day to know,
The rush of war, what it is to soar, 'fore returning to the clan dojo.

Rolling back to the clan dojo, me boys, rolling back to the clan dojo,
We're homeward bound from the battle ground, rolling down to the clan dojo.

Rolling back to the clan dojo, me boys, rolling back to the clan dojo,
We're homeward bound from the battle ground, rolling down to the clan dojo.

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https://flat.io/score/5e2a3baecbedbc6722591cd0-to-the-void?sharingKey=3cf51ffda470d7ef07447f50f88ed703b9e7fd8f2b12cdd934dd86055805f5588243c1e55bb3e91fa8eab69c0aaf9694a6cb0307196f4eda99976af6bb9cf51b

To the void we shall go

For the Lotus tells us so

 

To the void we shall go

To the void we shall go

 

To the void we shall go

For the stars that burn aglow

 

To the void we shall go

To the void we shall go

 

To the void we shall go

For the system and for all

 

To the void we shall go

To the void we shall go

 

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I havent played railjack a lot so this is based off of what I read
Warframe Shanty:

Wayk up Tenno, the dream is over 
The tides are rising again
Save the Cy and start the time
The Dry Dock calls to us

6 million credits needed again
3 days have finally passed 
Fetch the key for the reliquary drive
Lost in void and time again
Sacred to us as it points the way

Fly the Sigma, recover the houses
Lavan, Vidar and Vekti
We're off to fight the Grineer today
We never know when we're coming back 

Shoot the fools who dare oppose
Navigate through the empty void
Loot and pillage the sunken ships
Patch the breach on our floating heap

Check the shields, tune the engines
The reactors are booming today
We'll be sober now, Drrunk later
Hungoverrr in the morrrning

Wayk up Tenno. The second dream is over
The tides have shifted again
Listen to Cy and restart the time
The Railjack calls to us


Add me ingame @Vorco_Glaurung

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   Veil is where were heading

the crew is always ready 

its kinda getting scary 

mag is getting impatient 

Valkyr is getting angry 

we prepare for the war! 

now its time for anomaly

now its getting kinda eerie 

but together we overcome problems!

and defeat the amalgams 

now were home sweet home

and we did it all on our own!

laa-la-la-la la

laa-la-la-la-la

this is the end 

so goodbye friends 

we'll see-ya later 

next time on the sentients slayers!

                                                                                                         the sentient slayers of veil proxima

 

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Well, we on the board of railjack
SS JOJO brought me back,
Brought me back to the dream of space
Now it's come true! Hit Greneer face!

In the flow of waters of space
Hydroid remember his previous place,
Place where pirates found treasure and gold!
Now it's a credits and platinum o-ho!

For the Lotus, Tenno will fight
Nothing will make them fright!

Paracesis will slash them all!
Sentinels I'll kill you all!
Excalibur Umbra open the door,
Behind this door we will see the New War!

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Margulis is gone, and so's the Lotus

(The Expanse can't hold back its secrets to all)

No Orokin left to betray our trust

(The Expanse will reveal itself at our call)

 

(We've our slick steel frames, our flawed Cephalons

Syndicates, Fortuna and the Ostrons)

We've grown and proven our independence

To the space that's cold and indifferent

(A space that's cold and indifferent)

(A space that's cold and indifferent)

 

But when we turn our gaze to the Empyrean

We're blinded by the radiance of our Matron

 

Margulis is gone, and so's the Lotus

(The Expanse can't hold back its secrets to all)

Alone and orphaned, we must keep focus

(The Expanse will reveal itself at our call)

 

The Expanse will reveal itself at our call!

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Ah well here we go.

The Sigma Shanty: Here Comes the Railjack

Here comes the Railjack, hey!

Systems online, engines started,

Slingshot armed, charges crafted.

Cy is ready to lead the way.

 

Here comes the Railjack, ho!

Failure Imminent, time's gettin' tight,

Omnis on; Wait, out of Revolite?!

The hull is 'bout to effin' blow!

 

Here comes the Railjack, yeah!

Umbral forma! Well that's amazing.

Wait what's that? Host Migration?

My, you're in for a big fat scare!

 

Here comes the Railjack, yo!

Tenno in the slingshot, Tenno in the hatch,

Avionics dropped, time to draw in the catch,

Oh boy, I sure hope its Void Hole!

 

The Void speaks to all of us: What does it say? What does it say?

The Void sings to all of us: What does it say? What does it say?

 

(Tenno 1): Well it's giving ME the finger!

(Tenno 2): Stuff it in the reliquary, matey, and here we go!

 

Sailing through the Void~

(Hey, kiddo.)

Aiming towards Tau~

(You owe me.)

 

Here comes our Railjack, crew!

The Void calls, our enemies appear,

Be it Corpus, be it Grineer,

Living or machine, we're ready for them too!

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Title: Railjack Sailor

What will we do with a Railjack sailor?
What will we do with a Railjack sailor?
What will we do with a Railjack sailor?
Early in the Proxima.

Way hay, and up ship rises.
Way hay, and up ship rises.
Way hay, and up ship rises.
Early in the Proxima.

Stuff them in a sack and throw to the space
Stuff them in a sack and throw to the space
Stuff them in a sack and throw to the space
Early in the Proxima.

Feed them to the Kuva lich for dinner
Feed them to the Kuva lich for dinner
Feed them to the Kuva lich for dinner
Early in the Proxima.

Way hay, and up ship rises.
Way hay, and up ship rises.
Way hay, and up ship rises.
Early in the Proxima.

Shoot to the heart with loaded pistol
Shoot to the heart with loaded pistol
Shoot to the heart with loaded pistol
Early in the Proxima

Slice their throat with a Paracesis
Slice their throat with a Paracesis
Slice their throat with a Paracesis
Early in the Proxima

Way hay, and up ship rises.
Way hay, and up ship rises.
Way hay, and up ship rises.
Early in the Proxima.


p.s. Inspired by Dishonored "Drunken Whaler"

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Good gosh, I spent so much time on this trying to match the tune of "Toss your coin" to Rail Jack but here we go. Also original. 

 

Toss Some Flux to the Pilot

When an engineer
Hitched one ride along
With this reckless piloting
This shanty braved along

Oh foes did Ol' Jack face
An ancient old lotus
Her sentient kin 
Who welcomingly embraced

They aimed their guns at me
Neglecting all my pleas
Fired on our Jack 
And made the shield very weak
While the boarders came
To slander our old feats
And the pilot yelled
We can't face defeat!

Toss some flux to the pilot
So volleys be many 
So volleys be many
oh Oh OH
Toss some flux to the pilot
So volleys be many

At the veil anomaly
Fighting the sentient threat
That adapts and makes you 
Realize the onset

He goes and proves himself
Flying deftly to show ourselves
This Ol' Jack can still fight
Like new all the same
 
He beats the enemy's best
Repairs the inside threats
He's the savior of our crew
Forge more and no protests!

Give a cheerful hail
The pilot does not fail
In any situation
Now where else to prevail?

Toss some flux to the pilot
So volleys be many 
So volleys be many

Toss some flux to the pilot
Let the missiles be plenty

Toss some flux to the pilot
So volleys be many 
So volleys be many

Toss some flux to the pilot
Let the missiles be plenty

Toss some flux to the pilot
So volleys be many 
So volleys be many

Toss some flux to the pilot
Let the missiles be plenty

 

 

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I called it "Sailors of the void", hope you like it!

Railjack in space like a fish in the sea,
Cephalon Cy like a brain of the fish,
Call us the Tenno,
Call us the sailors of the Void!

We're winning battles, but the war just begins,
We'll punish evil to make them pay for the sins,
Call us the Tenno,
Call us the warriors of the Void!

Sentients are angry because of Hunhow's defeat,
They'll try to attack us to make us retreat,
But we are the Tenno,
We are the guardians of the Void!

We have the power, that can win the war,
Sentients don't know what are we fighting for,
They call us the Tenno,
They call us the demons of the Void!

Everything we want is just a peace in the world,
We have to fight, but we don't want spill blood,
We're just the Tenno,
Just the sailors of the void.

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When the stars shine bright, there rises a man aboard his ship. He holds the line. All Tenno look abroad as the space pirate sets sail. Through stars, supernovas, and debris sails our trusted space pirate. With his railjack painted like a rainbow battered with hail, he holds the line, protects our galaxy, and keeps us safe: our trusted Tenno. From tails abroad, not many know of this man. Some say he is a myth. Some say he's a watchful spirit. If you listen for the howl of stars colliding, a name rings through space. Railjack Sparrow, our protector, rides the night. When the signal shines, and the tenno cry for help. RailJack Sparrow tips his hat, checks the systems, puts out the flames, and flies out on courage. Our trusted Tenno: the tenno thank you. This is your story. We thank you Railjack Sparrow.

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We tread the endless night
We sail the twilight seas
Our Railjack is our home
And we do as she please

Chorus:

Hold fast! (Holding fast!)
Stand post! (Standing post!)
Set the sail! (Setting sail!)
Colors, hoist! (Colors, hoist!)

We sail the twilight seas
We tread the endless night
Our Railjack yearns for treasure
Our Pennants yearn to fight

Chorus

We sail the twilight seas
We tread the endless night
Our spoils are at our left hands
Our weapons at our right

Chorus

We tread the endless night
We sail the twilight seas
Grineer will see our colors
And turn away and flee

Chorus

We sail the twilight seas
We tread the endless night
Our guns are a fearsome power
Our colors a fearsome sight

Chorus

(And more verses would be written by those with the poet's gift, as was done in the olden days. This could go on for as long as one pleases!)

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The Loss of the Zariman
To the Tune of “The Orpheus”

Chorus
The Zariman was a proud ship
Sailing the starry ways,
The Zariman was a doomed ship
Sailing a terrible fate

In Orokin year 163, she left the Terran ground
250 families a board, for Centauri bound
The Jovian gulf was smooth and calm
She made her outward run
Until she reached the Saturnine Gate
There her race was done

Chorus

The Gravity well’s a haven safe
From the raging storm
But, Saturnine Gate is a terrible place
Where many fine ships have gone down

The Zariman tried to breach the gate
Through the raging storm
Her Engines died which left her fast
And there she ended her days

Chorus

The Zariman was a modern ship
They said she could not fail
But her mighty engines could not save
Us from This terrible fate

The Children only left alive
With power vital and raw
Our brother Rell he gave himself
To brace a terrible door

Chorus

The Orokin then did weapons seek
but we saw that they did lie
Our raging storm broke over them
And swept them all aside

And thus the great empire’s lost
A sad and bitter day
And thus the great empire’s lost
brought to a lonely grave

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3 hours ago, SenariousNex said:

Roll the Old Railjack

Oh, we'd be alright if the void was in our sails 
We'd be alright if the wolves were in their jails
We'd be alright in the vault of ancient grails
And we'll all hang on behind...

And we'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along!
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
And we'll all hang on behind!

Oh, we'd be alright if we make it 'round the Sun
We'd be alright if we can get another gun
We'd be alright if we can rescue our Mom
And we'll all hang on behind...

And we'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along!
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
And we'll all hang on behind!

Oh, a drop of Kuva blood wouldn’t do us any harm,
Oh, a bite of wild kavat couldn’t do us any harm,
Oh, a rift in cosmic storm shouldn’t do us any harm,
And we'll all hang on behind!

And we'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along!
We'll ro-o-oll the old railjack along! 
And we'll all hang on behind!

 

plagiarism and copy righted. GG most old shanties are not copy righted but this 1 is

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It is our duty.
It is our goal.
The blistering echo of space below.

Intertwined, and we ask why.
The abyss calls to make Sailors of Tenno.

Try as we might.
Grineer in our sight.
Heavy is the weight of every blow.

Intertwined, and we ask why?
The night calls to make Sailors of Tenno.

With every single blaze of every gun we have.
With every single shot from starboard bow.
Our fire will destroy their sullen nightmare.
Our Railjack will quench the cursed clone.

It is our dream.
It is our hope.
Each Fighter Craft comes to our scope.

Intertwined, and we ask why.
The emptiness calls to make Sailors of Tenno.

In our quest for justice.
We commit no sin.
It is our destiny to defy the Orokin.

Intertwined, and we ask why.
The forgotten sky calls to make Sailors of Tenno.

With all the searing heat from tempered lasers.
With all the hail of fire from our port.
No soul survives our savage onslaught.
No Crewship survives this desolate end.

Never forgotten.
Never in vain.
Our vote for mercy was a vote to abstain.

Intertwined, and we ask why.
The dark calls to make Sailors of Tenno.

Let this be known.
Corpus be shown.
The fate dealt to each and every foe.

The gift of the Lotus. 
We take in our hands.
Dealing in death with slaves of forgotten lands.


Their bases erode.

Their Galleons implode.

Intertwined is the void of space, 
and the Sailors of Tenno.

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Smacks roof of the railjack. This bad boy can fit so many shanties in it.

This is what we are,
Children of the yellow star.

Quote

 

Engines running,
The void is humming,
Grineer are running.

And we all fly together, together.

Weapons ready,
Aim is steady,
Boarders ready.

And we all fly together, together.

Alad's stalling,
Grendel's rolling,
War is calling.

And we all fly together, together.

 

I took the liberty of reworking We All Lift Toghether to fit the space theme since I do think that the melody is ideal for a space shanty.


With command intrinsics coming later this year and the AI crew with it I'd kill for the option to have an NPC with a Schwazin playing shanties while we play space pirates. Mute cephalon Cy and enjoy the carnage. I loved listening to the shanties in AC Black Flag and I'd love to see them in Warframe.

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Please read slow though three grouped lines.

-Start-

We had brought, the justice in this world.
We had fought, for our forgotten memories.
To realize, that we were lied all along.

And now we are stealing, torturing, killing clones in despair.

We had fought, for our lost families.
We had thought, that was the way to live.
To realize, that we were their puppets.

And now we are know that Lotus betrayed us, left us, and tries to kill us with her new "family".

We had been saved, by her.
We had trusted her.
Only to realize, how foolish we are.

The only thing we can do now, is fight to the death with her and the liches.

And now we fight, to stop the war once and forever.
And we are won't step back!

-End-

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Wanted to make a better post.
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