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From the wraith of the Infested,
And the ilk they bestow,
Not so far behind,
Are the righteous Tenno!

From the greed of the Corpus,
Resources and cargo,
With Fortuna on the line,
Come the generous Tenno!

From the Queens of the Grineer,
Commands coming to and fro,
Their beings of odd design,
Struck down by the Tenno!

From the Void and our Mother,
Whose ideals we've yet to know,
Though going in blind,
In rush the Tenno!

Gun and blade in each hand,
And allies in tow,
For the sake of our kind,
Here come the Tenno!

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We fight, we bleed, we give it our all

We fly to save our friends

We fly to the bitter end

For we know at the end we will fall

 

The powers we've been given rise

But still those we fight for

Will die in the new war

Our strength is our disguise

 

Yet we fight on, we fight, we fight

If we do not stand all is lost

For even if we die in mourning frost

It will be worth the coming light

 

Raise your voices, guide us true

Ye brave Tenno that have gone

So those left behind can live on

We fight, we bleed, we die for you

 

- Zeke_the_Tenno

 

*wanted to write a darker dirge style shanty, depicting the tenno realizing their undeath may not last forever, and the sentients pose a real threat, but the cause they fight for is still worth it*

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"Gleaming Pirates of Oro"

Pattern: (AAAA, BB, CC, DC)

<A>

"There once was a starship, Of Many stories told.

With Octavian the proud, And Excaliburn the bold!"

"That flew through the star waste, Through horrors unknown.

That fought many demons Through flesh and through clones!"

<B>

(La dee da, la da dee)

A fight for life and to be free!

(La dee da, la da dee)

They fight the war for you and me!

<C>

"To break the hold on origin, And right the wrongs of Orokin.

They slay the ship of Kuva kin, And light the fire once again!"

<D>

"Through beats and through blades, They carve out their names."

<C>

"The ledgendary Tenno-kin, Excaliburn - Octavian!"

<end>

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(Must be screamed at the top of your lungs, preferably while inebriated, hence the CAPS, Laddies! Consult sea of thieves for appropriate music to put this to.  Garrr.)

 

I LIVE A PIRATE'S LIFE, A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME!

SAILING ON MY RAILJACK, ACROSS THE GALAXY!

GONNA BOARD SOME CREWSHIPS AND MAKE SOME GRINEER BLEED!

MAKE 'EM RUN FROM THE TENNOOOOOO!

 

I LIVE A PIRATE'S LIFE, A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME!

SAILING ON MY RAILJACK, ACROSS THE GALAXY!

GONNA BOARD SOME CREWSHIPS AND MAKE SOME GRINEER BLEED!

MAKE 'EM RUN FROM THE TENNOOOOO!

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Yo ho Tenno, we sail the starry sea.

Yo ho Tenno, to meet our enemy.

Yo ho Tenno, off we go to war.

Yo ho Tenno, let our cannons roar.

Yo ho Tenno, on golden wings we'll fly.

Yo ho Tenno, singing our warcry.

Yo ho Tenno, come and fight with me.

Yo ho Tenno, on to victory.

ON TO VICTORY!

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Gather in the great hall with friends old and new.

 

The sentients have arisen but u know u  what to do.

 

 

Gather your warframe and take to the stars we fight this new threat with no mother in arms.

 

But with the hum of the cannon and the strength of our Shields we fight with our Railjacks so that others may live.

 

We are the tenno that everyone will fear!

 

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No particular tune is necessary for this shanty. Just make sure that it is scurvy enough for making Hydroid boi proud. 

 

 

 

OOOOOOO my fellow Tenno,

We go with our hearts mellow.

Polish up your Archwing,

For our enemies’ knell we shall ring. 

 

The Lotus, our beloved Space-mother, 

Deserted us for her brother. 

Let’s find and get her back, 

Or with our Parazon make her rack. 

 

So lets fix our Railjacks, fix their kinks,

And name them Jar-Jar Binks.

And if you have great benevolence,

Please use a Jojo reference.

 

Through blood and fire, we shall fly,

Alongside “beloved” Cephalon Cy. 

And if you wanna feel “kinda lewd”,

Makarimorph is your dude. 

 

Remember sailors old, how they held their rudder, 

And made their enemies shudder. 

Be inspired, and spring forward,

Let it be said that no Tenno was ever a coward. 

 

This jolly tune must end, 

So we can our enemies rend. 

But keep in your heart this shanty’s soul,

Let it not sink down a Void Hole. 

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[Slow and somber]

One more daunting flight,
Long hours yet to pour,
No sign of daylight,
On the sea without a shore.

Now her love's a memory,
Like the light aglow.
Ghost in the violent storm,
Tears she left behind long ago.

Culled by a blade so sweet,
Breathe not the sweet deceit.
The love of the mermaid,
An ancient one's charade.

Come surf the clouds,
On the horizon that changed us all.
We shall wash the darkened sea
With a dreamer soul.

But her love's a memory,
Like the light aglow.
Ghost in the violent storm,
Tears she left behind so long ago.

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The Drums of War – a Tennos’ Call to Arms

By: HHfighter99 and Maxxypan

 

                                     

Tenno now prep the jack, Prep the crew and shove off with haste

We sail these cosmic rays in this vastness of space

We once fought for scraps and we’ll fight for more

For one day we’ll rule these vast empty shores

 

On our golden ship with guns so strong

For I may be the captain, but I rely on you all

For if I was alone this would surely mean doom

But with me mates here it shan’t be our last moon

As we all leave with the ship to fight

As we set course for our soul driven plight

 

Aim for their thrusters to make them stay still

Then board their galleons as they pray for a last meal

For they haven’t stopped us though they may try

Though the Stalker scared even me once upon a time

But now we are here all well-oiled machines

 

So we’ll keep on sailing even as we wait

(For loading times weren’t always so great) – “optional lyric”

But we continue to sail and see these things through

For we all want those lovely doubloons

From ship parts to, to primes, and weapons alike

We plunder our enemies to increase our might

 

So tenno I say suit and prepare

for every mission our enemies shan’t fair

For as a crew we will triumph them all

From grineer to corpus and infested shall fall

 

In the end they will all fear us all

Because in the end even Clem answers the call

 

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Voices of limbo echoing along the void

Wisps of her ashes scatter amongst your side

Ember of memory searing deep into your brain

Her Harrowing shadow creep in from behind

Her Mirages always haunt our dream

Her banshee cries will taunt our mind

So beware of the sentient siren

Beware~ Beware....

(I tried to deviate from the usual tone and went to kind of a warning. How do a siren work in space?, that's for you to imagine) 

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Wake up Tenno and start you engine.

A call from a mother with good intention.

the space sea is vast with awful extension.

But our crew is howling.

On this ship we’re sailing the tide.

Enemies in, oh please don’t hide.

with one goal we have inside we will be victorious.

planning, building, sailing, gunning we'll keep going there ain’t no running, we’ll keep grinding and keep fighting , Till we find our target

Our warframes are strong and so are we 

together we will fight for our destiny 

no void no orokin will rule our way

for our mother we give this victory.


 

(the first part is in tune with drunken sailor then I kind of improvised)

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Drunken Tenno
by: FabuloustheGardevoir

(to the tune of "Drunken Sailor")

recorded song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsBHqPfa1oU

(chorus)
Weigh, hey, an' up she rises! (3x)
early in the mornin'!
What will we do with a drunken Tenno? (3x)
early in the mornin'?

(stanza 1)
Shave his belly with unforma'd heat dagger (3x)
early in the mornin'!
(repeat chorus)

(stanza 2)
Put him in the slingshot till he's sober (3x)
early in the mornin'!
(repeat chorus)

(stanza 3)
Stick him in the 'quary 'side the mummified body (3x)
early in the mornin'!
(repeat chorus)

(stanza 4)
Put him in the Forge and refine his warframe (3x)
early in the mornin'!
(repeat chorus)

(stanza 5)
Stick him in a room with the skill 4 hydroid (3x)
early in the mornin'!
(repeat chorus)

(stanza 6)
Tie him outside before a brand new mission (3x)
early in the mornin'!
(repeat chorus)

(stanza 7)
Put him in the bed with the Lotus' daughter (3x)
early in the mornin!

(closing)
That's what we do with a drunken Tenno (3x)
early in the mornin'!
Weigh, hey, an' up she rises! (3x)
early in the mornin'!

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added in a simple music video of the song, sung by yours-truly!
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Fight the Good Fight
-------------------------------------------------------------
Prep the hull for stowage
prep the engine for going
prep the guns for mowing
fight the good fight and keep on going

HEY, HO
HEY, HO
FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY
HEY, HO
HEY, HO
FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY

The sentients are growing
And show no signs of slowing
 Fight them off, push them back
exit the ship and attack

HEY, HO
HEY, HO
FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY
HEY, HO
HEY, HO
FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY

The grinner insist on fighting
we are tenno, we are shining
their clone skin rots, through the onslaughts
so fight the good fight and keep on going
their queens will fall one and two
fight the good fight and keep on going
 
HEY, HO
HEY, HO
FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY
HEY, HO
HEY, HO
FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY

Systems critical "Fix That!"
Ramsleds incoming "Mow 'em down"
"Take us away pilot NOW!" 
Fight the good fight and keep on going

HEY, HO
HEY, HO
FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY
HEY, HO
HEY, HO
FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY

Good Luck Tenno!

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Let's 'ear it for another sail, maties!
AYE! 
Lets 'ear it for another day of reckoning, maties!
YO!
Let's 'ear it for another day of grinding, maties!
YO-HO!
Let's 'ear it for it another good day, maties! 
AYE! 

The poor boy Loki gots space scurvy, maties! 
AYE!
The missus Ivara can't sit still, maties!
YO!
Atlas and Rhino are still headbutting, maties!
YO-HO!
Let's 'ear it for another good day, maties!
AYE!

Saryn still plays with the vermin, maties!
AYE!
Nidus still crawls on the poop deck, maties!
YO!
Ash still sits in the dark lurkin', maties!
YO-HO!
Let's 'ear it for another good day, maties!
AYE!

Mesa still lookin' fancy than ever, maties!
AYE!
Grendel staring at the sun, still hasn't blinked, maties!
YO!
Harrow still rumblin' the anchors, maties!
YO-HO!
Let's 'ear it for another good day, maties!
AYE!

Volt still sterlin' the bowels, maties!
AYE!
Ember caught the quarters on fire again, maties!
YO!
Valkyr up and yelling at the stars' maties!
YO-HO!
Let's 'ear it for another good day, maties!
AYE!

Frost keeps us shiverin' at night, maties!
AYE!
Banshee rocks and creeks the ground we walk, maties!
YO!
Wait, why must we turn the ship around, Ordie?
Yo-ho?
Limbo forgot the dang keys, maties!
AYE!

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Oh Dear, Our Railjack!

Oh Dear, Our Railjack!
So much work to do.
Our Captain’s a poo.
Oh Dear, Our Railjack!
She ain’t gonna fly nowhere!

Oh Dear, Our Railjack!
What do you lack?
You’re out of whack!
Oh Dear, Our Railjack!
She ain’t gonna fly nowhere!

Oh Dear, Our Railjack!
Incoming attack!
We can’t fight back!
Oh Dear, Our Railjack!
She ain’t gonna fly nowhere!

Oh Dear, Our Railjack!
Engine’s are failing.
We better be bailing.
Oh Dear, Our Railjack!
She ain’t gonna fly nowhere!

Oh Dear, Our Railjack!
Our Cephalon's drunk.
Our ship has sunk!
Oh Dear, Our Railjack!
She ain’t gonna fly nowhere!

And she ain’t gonna fly nowhere!

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Untitled Space Shanty
 

In the face of Technocyte 

 We fought side by side, day and night!

//

On the endless Corpus greed

 We stomped and took all we need!

//

Challenged by the Queens’ tyranny

 We won and made Teshin free!

//

Now we take the helm to the Veil

Take the helm to the Veil!

Take the helm to the Veil!

Drifting in the Void

//

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Children of the void, we stand together
As Tenno we rise, under the same banner
Unchained from the evils of our Orokin masters

Children of the void, we awake from our slumber
From star to star we ride the rails
For the Lotus! For the Tenno! we can not fail

Children of the void, we dream yet still
For those we've lost and the blood we've spilled
For the Lotus! For the Tenno! we can not fail

Children of the void, we are born of stars
Our Warframes are strong we make them ours
For the Lotus! For the Tenno! we can not fail

Children of the void, we ride the rails
From star to star we embrace our scars
For the Lotus! For the Tenno! we can not fail


 

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Heres mine

 

OOOOOOOOOOOOOH!

WHO LIVES IN A RAILJACK IN THE MIDDLE OF SPACE?

SAUCY SAUSAGE!

WHO WHOOPS THE GRINEER FOR ALL TO SEE?

SAUCY SAUSAGE!

WHO THINKS LOTUS IS THICC?

D.E MEGAN! 

WHO USES ASH LIKE A TWIT?

SAUCY SAUSAGE SAUCY SAUSAGE 

SAUCY SAUSAGE SAUCY SAUSAGE

S A U C Y  S A U S A G E

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Forgotten the ending
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(Chorus)
Take your chance on a Jolly Jackie
Take your chance on a Jolly Jackie
Take your chance on a Jolly Jackie
What you seek you'll find here.

1
Take eyes off of a Griner ladies,
Grins are goofy and misupgraded.
Stick to Zariman's girls, I bet that
You'll find 'em at Jackie!

(Chorus)

2
Take eyes off of a Corpus ladies.
Yesterday I was up to marry,
Now I stand with my pockets empty,
I'll fill 'em up at Jackie!

(Chorus)

3
Come on kiddo, don't be a dummy,
Off with ladies, you know what I mean.
Nothing's better than blood and money
You'll find 'em at Jackie!

(Chorus)

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I decided to do a Grineer shanty, because we don't know a lot about their culture. And I assumed that there was a lot of incest. I mean... a lot of incest.

 

The Wild Sawgaw Shanty

Did you ever see a wild sawgaw

  Sailin' o'er the star ocean
Regor, Regor, way, hey!
They're just like them pretty grineer
  When they gets the notion
Regor, Regor, way, hey!

The other Queenday mornin'
  I was standin' by the kuva river
When I saw a young grineer walkin'
  With her topgear all a-quiver

I said fairly pretty sestra
  And how are you this daybloom?
She said "None the better
  for the seeing of you skoom."

Did you ever see a wild sawgaw
  Sailin' o'er the star ocean
They're just like them pretty grineer
  When they gets the notion

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Beware all ye railjacks the gold and the white
If they fly those colors, get ready to fight!

(Engines are prepped and there's rations below,
Void storms come and void storms go,
Cephalon guide us away through the night
Keep our course steady on our railward flight!)

From Venus to Pluto I've railed to them all,
If you've seen one Grineer mates, then you've seen them all!

(Chorus)

We stop at a station for air, food, and ice
The Corpus supply them, but beware the price!

(Chorus)

Sentients still drifting, keep watch on the stars
Just look at dear Earth for the Origin's scars!

(Chorus)

---

For tune, I used "fish in the sea" for basic inspiration.

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Here goes nothing lol


Ready the Shanty and get ready to fight
The time is right
The stars are bright
The time is nye
Into the void we go

Arsenals ready for we put up a fight
Infested here
Grineer are there
The time is nye
Together we will conquer our foes

Learn from our foes and all those we have lost
Our frames give us courage
Our lotus preserves us
The time is nye
Into the void we go

Our enemies fall our Warframes are strong
The time is right
The stars are bright
The time is nye
The plunder awaits us just beyond


Into the void we go
Into the void we go
Into the void we go

Best of luck to everyone!

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Onward and upwards and into the fold

Into the Railjack, Tenno of Old!

Fight till our last and take all the loot

We'll take all their ships with us to boot!

The enemy comes and fires with a grin

But with efforts combined we'll win in the end!

Dark is the Void like our enemy's goals

But that's why we're here in space oh so cold!

Follow me children of void, (pause) into the darkness of space

Even if everything falls apart, we're together face to face!

Come now Tenno, lock and load, jump in the ship let's go!

Onwards and upwards and into the fold

Into the Railjack, Tenno of Old!

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