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So here we go, this is a shanty which the Tenno sing while traveling the vast distances of space to keep them motivated to keep going and remember their purpose throughout all of the horror and slaughter they have to endure. I imagine the entire crew (not just the four Tenno) is joining in on the chorus creating a rough baritone choir.

Lyrics:

From Pluto to Mars, through the void we roam
Here come the Tenno to protect your home

We will fight the queens, we will kill the clones
Here come the Tenno to protect your home

Ho hai, ho hey
Railjack’s on the way
Ho hai, ho hey
We will save the day

The Corpus' slaves feel tired and cold
Here come the Tenno to take back your home

The Orokin reign still holds its control
Here come the Tenno to take back your home

Ho hai, ho hey
Railjack’s is on the way
Ho hai, ho hey
We've come to save the day

Infestation's spread, reaching high and low
But we're the Tenno, we'll fight our way home

Stalker will hunt us wherever we go
But we're the Tenno, we'll fight our way home

Ho hai, ho hey
Railjack’s is on the way
Ho hai, ho hey
We've come to save the day

Betrayed by Lotus, we shall save her soul
Together the Tenno feel closer to home

Our song, the arm, which together us hold
Together the Tenno feel closer to home

Ho hai, ho hey
Railjack’s is on the way
Ho hai, ho hey
We've come to save the day

From Pluto to Mars through the void we roam
Here are the Tenno to protect your home

The text is a total of 219 words long counting contracted words as one word. While I know it doesn't give any bonus points, I wrote down music sheets for the shanty and added some graphics to it if anyone wants to download and try to sing or play it. 🙂IuMnIV8.jpg

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Oooooooooooh
There's no other place I'd rather be
than a tenno's railjack, fast and free!
Wake yourself from the cryostasis
And get out there on the Lotus's basis!

An operator's work is never done,
The job's not over 'til the booty's won!
An operator's work is never done,
The job's not over 'til the booty's won!

'Fore ye set foot on the spaceship's deck,
There's mates and things you'll have to collect.
Haul in droves of credits and tellurim,
Don't forget loads and loads of titanium!

(An operator's work is never done,
The job's not over 'til the booty's won!) x2

Others may be ahead of you and yers plenty,
Don't fall into the trap of that sly monster envy!
The grass seems Grineer on the other side,
Remind yourself Cephalon Cy's a faithful guide!

(An operator's work is never done,
The job's not over 'til the booty's won!) x2

Heed my advice and you'll fare well,
Try to ignore those errant dry spells!
If you miss your coveted drop this time,
Keep on trying for that Warframe Prime.

(An operator's work is never done,
The job's not over 'til the booty's won!) x2

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We are space ninja pirates

It’s time to hunt Grineer!

We will take down the tyrants

And make them shake in fear!

 

Assemble, Tenno, Take position

It’s time now to begin this mission

All systems go, the engine’s starting

Prepare for battle, we’re departing!

 

Crew, assemble, take your stand

Our Railjack’s ready, set and manned

We steer through meteors and stars

We are proud of our scars

 

Grab your weapons, wreck their ships

Man the turrets, empty your clips

Fight for our cause, our fallen friends

We won’t give up until it ends!

 

We are space ninja pirates

Together we are strong

We are gunners, engineers and pilots

Together we will right the wrong!

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On 2020-01-23 at 9:09 AM, [DE]Helen said:

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The sailors of old knew that nothing could capture the wonder of the open sea like music and poetry - a sea shanty! Launching our Railjacks, we now seek to capture the wonder of open space. Show us by writing a space shanty that you and your Empyrean crew would be proud to sing.

How to enter: Write original lyrics to a shanty fit for you and your Empyrean crew! Maximum 250 words

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Start engines and prepare for the long haul!
The stars they will answer,
The stars they will guide us,
Follow the Void’s call!

Armaments ready we stand fast and tall.
Grineer they will answer,
Grineer they will find us,
Follow the Void’s call!

Learn well from those lost and fight for us all.
The past she will answer,
The past she will mind us,
Follow the Void’s call!

The cold heart of deep space surrounds our souls.
Our courage will answer,
Our courage will push us
Beyond what we know.

Sentient malice bleeds, strikes, and divides.
All Tenno will answer,
All Tenno stand by us,
The Void is on our side.

Dream of that which unites us all!
With blood we will answer,
Our Warframes will bind us,
Follow the Void’s call!

Rules:

  • Only 1 submission per person
  • Submission must be appropriate for the community forums
  • Submission must be your original work
  • Submission must not exceed 250 words
  • Do not reserve posts in this thread
  • Submissions that do not follow these rules will be disqualified.

Prizes:

  • 1st place – Ivara Prime Access!
  • 2nd place – 1000 Platinum!
  • 3rd place – 750 Platinum!
  • 4th place – 500 Platinum!
  • 5th place – 250 Platinum!

Winners will be determined based on the quality of the lyrics themselves. No extra points will be awarded for recording your shanty, but none will be taken away if you do either (so please feel free!)

The contest is on now and ends Thursday, January 30 at 1:00 PM ET.

ALL PLAYERS FROM EACH PLATFORM CAN PARTICIPATE!

Yar har Fidly dee we launch our ship out to the sea but it is not so ordinary because we are in space you see?

 

We go through the stars far and wide with our guy cephalon cy! Watch the planets shine in your eye we will explore them all throughout tonight 

 

Look to the void it gives us light and then there’s juipiter so big and wide the planet Saturn has many rings and look at Neptune it looks like a sea and next time we’re out we’ll sing this shanty!

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As we sail into the void,
to face the kuva lich,
me first mate may be scared,
but he aint no snitch,
we've loaded all the cannons,
archwings primed and ready,
the railjack may be breached,
but we will hold her steady,
//
Chorus:
yarr, we'll hold the bridge,
ya harr, we'll burn the sails,
our foes they may be many,
but we shall never fail,
strong is our crew's bond,
our minds are all but synched,
although we're far from water,
our enemies will sink.
//
Gun chambers ne'er be empty,
our bellies all be filled,
proceding now to combat,
our allies now be thrilled,
the fight will soon be over,
stand proud in victory,
our foes are naught but cowards,
we'll show them misery.
//
[Chorus]
//
The lich has now been felled,
they grovel at our heel,
but they will get no mercy,
we want to hear them squeal,
This space has now been claimed,
for Tenno short and tall
so if you try to take from us,
know you wil surely fall
//
[Chorus]
//
[Chorus]

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Come all ye children join the fight,

Fight on, until the battle’s won.

All we, bathed in the cursed ship’s light,

Think not about the things we’ve done.

 

Because our mother to us said,

Fight on, until the battle’s won.

We killed the living and the dead,

Think not about the things we’ve done.

 

Mhmhmhm… what took you so long?

 

And now another watches us,

Fight on, until the battle’s won,

Our actions seem no longer just,

Think not about the things we’ve done.

 

To throw away, or drink the blood,

Fight on, until the battle’s won,

Just nip the feelings in the bud,

Think not about the things we’ve done.

 

Remember, you’re nothing without me.

 

New foes begin to show their might,

Fight on, the war is just begun!

We may at last do something right,

Think not about the things we’ve done.

 

And should we ever win the day,

Fight on, our time is almost done,

Will we again all fade away,

To hide the awful things we’ve done?

 

Did you forget? You owe me!

 

~~~

 

This follows the tune of Santiana, and if I can get it together I'm going to try recording how I mean for this to sound. The italics are everyone's favorite void daddy, meant to be interjections during short vamp sections. I decided to take a much darker tone. After all, how many have the Tenno killed, all told?

Here's my (semi-acceptable) recording. I don't have a good mic, so you'll have to forgive the poor audio quality, and I didn't notice there was about 20sec of dead space at the end until I had finished uploading it. Brilliant. 

The last verses were actually pretty decent, maybe.

 

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On 2020-01-23 at 1:20 PM, (NSW)Voplkm said:

Translation for Voplm's post:

 

High seeks eternal just

for those races there is peace

how to wake up tenno dreams

so the war will begin again.


Hears a roar from the dark

this body is sowing darkness

conquer Greennir heaven

the darkness will infect all corruption.


But tenno is right

there is a war in darkness

through the stars she will come

Lotus will never forget

 

On 2020-01-23 at 1:20 PM, (NSW)Voplkm said:

Высь стремится вечный просто 

за теми заездами идёт покой 

как проснётся тенно снами 

так война начнётся вновь .

 

Слышит грохот из темна 

это корпус сеет тьму 

покорят Гриннир небеса 

заразит все порчей тьма .

 

Но тенно прав,

во тьме идёт война 

через звёзды придёт она 

Лотос не забудет никогда

 

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Here's mine sorry if the grammar is not ok, english is not my mother tongue but I was willing to try 🙂

imagining each paragraph being sing by one tenno of the crew at a time!

 

Hymn to Veil Proxima

 

Veil Proxima is ahead of us,

What resources or fortune will be there?

We the ninjas do not fear the grineer

[together]As our weapons will refine us![together]

 

Veil Proxima is closing on us

What mystery awaits us?

We the team do not fear the corpus

[together]Cephalon Cy will guide us![together]

 

Veil Proxima is ahead of us

Whatever mighty foe we are prepared

We the crew do not fear the infested

[together]As the avionics will strenghten us![together]

 

Veil Proxima is in front of us

What anomaly or ancients?

We Tennos do not fear the sentients

[together]As the Lotus will guide us![together]

 

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This is a rhyme based on the tasks required on railjacks. Enjoy!   😉

Tacticians help keep us together, 

No matter where, no matter the weather.

Pilots teach the world to see,

That without them, where would we be?

Gunners will not let us die,

All with the help of Phantoms Eye!

Engineers, man! quite a mess!

All that fixing deserves a rest!

Scavenging, they do that to,

Getting all the goods for you!

One wrong move will end the day,

"Please don't die!" we all will say.

Pros will teach and noobs will learn,

That if they fail, we all will burn.

Teamwork puts us past the weak, 

Now look at that ship, still so sleek!

Galleons, easy at first,

But without a plan, you just might burst!

What is Command? None may know, 

But all can see and all will show,

That friendship gets you through the day,

Teamwork helps, and thats the way!

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Oh ho tenno its time to go, the stars call our name to davy johns below

We are the tennos of the Galaxy
If you want treasures follow me

We fight for pride
We fight for credits
And endo to
Space goes to sleep
When equinox hits snooze

We are the tennos of the galaxy
If you want treasures follow me

Untold stories unravel before your eyes
Archwings above blotting out the skyes
Ship tips up davey johns he cryes
"Come to me tennos i want your lives"

We are the tennos of the Galaxy
If you want treasures follow me

We are the tennos of the Galaxy
If you want treasures follow me

So Oh ho tenno its time to go, the stars call our name to davy johns below

We are the tennos of the Galaxy
If you want treasures follow me
We are the tennos of the Galaxy
If you want treasures follow me

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I'm not artistic by any means but I figured I'd give this a shot.  I've always liked sea shanties and I wanted this to follow the melody of one that isn't as common.  I chose Leave Her Johnny as a melody for mine.

 

Here is a link to the original for the melody:  

 

I apologize for tagging the AC4 soundtrack but it's my favorite version.

 

Here it is.  I hope you enjoy.

 

Wake up Tenno

I thought I heard the Lotus say
Wake up Tenno. Wake up.
Today tis time to join the fray and
It's time for us to wake up.

Wake up Tenno. Wake up.
Oh wake up Tenno. Wake up.
For the battle is long and the old seeds grow and it's time for us to wake up.

Oh the blood is foul and it's plague has spread.
Wake up Tenno. Wake up.
The dream has come and the night is long and it's time for us to wake up.

Wake up Tenno. Wake up.
Oh wake up Tenno. Wake up.
For the battle is long and the old seeds grow and it's time for us to wake up.

Oh the war within will leave it's scars.
Wake up Tenno. Wake up.
Through trials a Void will start to grow and it's time for us to wake up.

Wake up Tenno. Wake up.
Oh wake up Tenno. Wake up.
For the battle is long and the old seeds grow and it's time for us to wake up.

A warrior's strings are to be released.
Wake up Tenno. Wake up.
If forward we go Continuity cease and it's time for us to wake up.

Wake up Tenno. Wake up.
Oh wake up Tenno. Wake up.
For the battle is long and the old seeds grow and it's time for us to wake up.

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2 hours ago, (XB1)EnragedDarkAcid said:

 

In Deep Space

The Void is the light,and the light...is the

Tenno

In Deep Space

The Void cry's out to those that will listen,

Only the pure-of-heart will receive what is hidden

In Deep Space

The laws of the Deep are for the bold, 

Margulis death turn the tenno heart cold

In Deep Space

Past hurts will be buried under history,

Railjack take flight, to restore and taste Victory

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Yo Ho we are the Tenno, sailing through the void's black sky.

Yo Ho we are the Tenno, listen well this is our cry! 

On our crew we have a Hydroid, his looting tentacles serve us well. Mesa Prime in all her glory, all Intruders she will fell. 

Hard to Port there is a minefield! The Grineer have laid a trap! Onward, forward, press the attack, for intelligence they do lack. 

Yo Ho we are the Tenno, we enjoy the bumpy ride.

Yo Ho we are the Tenno, serve us well Lotus be our guide! 

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For Them

We sail in the sea of darkness

With weapons spitting fire

Surrounded by all sides

We will continue fighting

 

Our engines are burning 

Our oxygen is leaking

The endless hordes don't give up

We will continue fighting

 

We are the hope of the system

Lighting the flame in their hearts

That was extinguished by the malice of man

We will continue fighting

 

No matter how few are left

As long as there’s an honest person

We’ll defend them 

We will continue fighting

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Oh boy, something I'm days late for (Verses are sung by 1 or 2 people, chorus is sung by multiple people):

Verse 1: ~Today, today, we ride the 'rails 

We set sail to the stars for much a meager pay

From Saturn to Venus we don't let them beat 'us, and hope to be paid well~

 

Corus: Oh! Heyyo~ We all sail together, throughout this empty realm

We have nothing more but the guns on our backs, and we'll make sure to give 'em hell

Oh! Heyyo~ We all sail together, across the sea of stars

We've got nothing to lose, and so much to sell, so at least we can dream well

 

Verse 2: ~One off the docket, and credits for our pockets

We have nothing to fear while we're with our peers

And we'll drive the Grineer to tears~

<Chorus x1>

 

Verse 3: ~So come along now, we have so much to do

Farming through the stars, while raising the bar, and making our way to

So don't be a fool, and grab your tools, or else we'll be lost out here

We set off from Mars, and head to the stars, to see what's waiting out there~

<Chorus x1 and restart from Verse 1>

 

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Oh the Lotus teach you well

For you dream and dream again

To sail the seas of the void when you dream.

 

Scorn we the Sentient ways Their order we oppose

Forgo them we rebel when we sail

 

Oh me squad for loot for booty

At the helm I lead and steer

Oh me squad for loot for booty

At the helm I lead and steer

 

Oh me squad for loot for booty and the bountiful caches we grind

And exterminate them we cleanse

As we sailed.

 

Me was lost and nigh to death

Tenno go Tenno go

Me was lost and nigh to death

Tenno go Tenno go

Me was lost and nigh to death but I wake with every breath

 

For the Lotus way

As we sail.

Prime the execution dock I have come for you Natah

Tenno go Natah go

To the execution block

As we sail.

 

Me was lost and nigh to death but I wake with every breath

For the Lotus ways when I sail.

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[Ahead of time, please, PLEASE! THIS HAS SPOILERS IN THIS!!!!! 

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.]

 

Spoiler

 

[Verse 1] 

 

I woke on Earth to a voice of a dame,

Runnin’ away, 'aint no credit to my name, 

(Weigh, Tenno, I know ya!)

Queens’ have a bounty, sent the Grineer, 

Only to meet a slice, grin from ear-to-ear. 

 

[Chorus]

 

Stars are callin’, 

Weigh, Tenno, to Forma!

May Sentient taste the Paracesis,

As Ballas waves on, we sail the abyss.

 

[Verse 2]

 

Liset, Simaris, and a lady, the same,

Have me travellin’ the stars, to stop the inflame, 

(Weigh, Tenno, I know ya!)

Corpus will have to pay their gambling dues, 

Before Orkokin infested run in twos. 

 

[Chorus]

 

Stars are callin’, 

Weigh, Tenno, to Forma!

May Sentient taste the Paracesis,

As Ballas waves on, we sail the abyss.


 

[Verse 3]

 

Railjack, I thank you Cy, 

Kicking butt’s great when friends are nearby, 

(Wait, Tenno, I know ya!)

Our savior, The Lotus, thorned away, 

But that doesn’t stop us from saving the day. 

 

[Chorus]

 

Stars are callin’, 

Weigh, Tenno, to Forma!

May Sentient taste the Paracesis,

As Ballas waves on, we sail the abyss.

 

[Verse 4]

 

Platinum, ducats, and syndicate standing, 

Prime Void relics, up for priming, 

(Wait, Tenno, I know ya!)

We leave our dojo to head afar, 

Roll, pitch, and yaw, with a grand au revoir.

 

[Chorus]

 

Stars are callin’, 

Weigh, Tenno, to Forma!

May Sentient taste the Paracesis,

As Ballas waves on, we sail the abyss.

 

[Secret chorus ending]

 

Sail, we flyin’,

Warframe to Forma!

If space momma feels an inch of bliss, 

Then her blade will clash and collide with this.




 


 

[Hope you enjoy the melody.]

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Hoist the solar sails!
Steel yourself for a Tenno tale!
We'll sail the Solar Rails!
We brave the horrid cosmic gale
Our Railjack never fails!
Next stop, the deadly Veil!

The forges keep on churning
One cog that keeps us burning
If it stops from cranking
We get a spanking

Galleon sir, dead ahead!
Shields up or we're as good as dead!
Slingshot ready, paint them red!
But I only brought a Dread!

The ship shakes
The Galleon quakes
It seems that the Sentients have made mistakes!
Showing themselves in front of our Jack, time to give them an ordnance snack!

The battle was well fought
Many lessons taught
But back in our relay parking lot
The captain's gotten caught.

Drunk on Grokdrul the entire fight.
Hearing that was quite a fright.
Giving orders whilst lacking sight.
It was a wonder we even took flight
 

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O'er through gales of blistering void,

We ride through wretched crashing tides, 

Through wicked steel and bloodied grit,

Aye-hi may our vengeance be lit,

We remember their merciless ships,

Sending our kindred to the void demons belo',

Ther' met on Plutos shore frost bit,

Aye-hi may our vengeance be lit,

Ghostly creeping through the cold of space,

Resound the cannons tearing hulls asunder,

May our acts of righteous deeds be writ,

Aye-hi may our veangeance be lit.

-This message was brought to you by Kraken rum. I have learned and regret nothing. 

 

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'What do they say?

 

What do you think of ‘em? What do you say?

Are they are heroes? Or digging our graves!

Eyes full of stars, that nay can hold.

These are the children of the Void.

 

Ask the Grinner, and what do they say?

Kill then Tenno, they’re just in the way!

Sending out clones, one after one.

These are the children of the Void.

 

Ask the Corpus, and what do they say?

They are just monsters, Who’ve come out to play.

Gather your credits, and hide them from view.

These are the children of the Void.

 

What do you think of ‘em? What do you say?

Are they are heroes? Or digging our graves!
Eyes full of darkness, endless and cold.

These are the children of the Void.

 

Ask the Infested, and what do they say?

Embrace us, become us, start to decay!

Spreading the plague from here to the moon.

These are the children of the Void.

 

Ask the Cephalon, and what do they say?

You are the Operator, and I will obey!

Guiding the ship, through through the vastness of space.

These are the children of the Void.

 

What do you think of ‘em? What do you say?

Are they our heros? Don’t look away!

Eyes that see nothing, you’re not alone!

 

Hey there, Kiddo

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Alright, Shanty Ho! The bits in /\ are sung by a singular person, a feature in some of my favourite shanties! 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Be ready for the dark new War!
Way hey the void does call!
Rivety-pivety weld and saw!
To your stations one and all!

/I was a worker on Fortuna!\
The Tenno they did come and see!
/‘Bout to be packed like a can of tuna!\
The Tenno came and they freed me!

/Now the Sentients come back from death!\
Now watch the Tenno come and fight! 
/Defend my home ‘til my last breath!\
Crush their foul and burning light!

Be ready for the dark new War!
Way hey the void does call!
Rivety-pivety weld and saw!
To your stations one and all!

/Just a fisher living in Cetus!\
The Tenno Need us stand up straight!
/I can’t sit by and watch them beat us!\
Don’t let extinction be our fate!


/Never thought I’d even see Mars!\
Alone they cannot hold them long!
/For the Tenno I’ll go a thousand times far!\
Alone we’re weak together we’re strong!

Be ready for the dark new War!
Way hey the void does call!
Rivety-pivety weld and saw!
To your stations one and all!
 

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To the tune of, "Don't Forget Your Old Shipmate"

Hope you enjoy!

Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9IxDhItxiSY

Safe from our pursuers now
Let the thrusters roar, ‘Jack
Safe from our pursuers now
Let the thrusters roar, ‘Jack

Long we’ve cruised through the swirling void 
Now we’re safe and sound, ‘Jack,
Don’t forget your old comrades
Rolly rolly rolly rolly right-o

We have flown her right and true
Fighting for our own side
Pilot I and gunner you
Finest with a broadside

Long we’ve cruised through the swirling void
Now we’re safe and sound, ‘Jack,
Don’t forget your old comrades
Rolly rolly rolly rolly right-o

There she sits in hangar dark
Wanting us to fly her
Let our foes attack us now
Send them back with fire

Long we’ve cruised through the swirling void
Now we’re safe and sound, ‘Jack,
Don’t forget your old comrades
Rolly rolly rolly rolly right-o

Fought did we Fomorians
Fought them with distinction
May those Grineer face,
A bloody great extinction

Long we’ve cruised through the swirling void
Now we’re safe and sound, ‘Jack,
Don’t forget your old comrades
Rolly rolly rolly rolly right-o

Oftentimes we’ve drawn them out
Brought them under our attack
Nowhere else is crewed as fine
A ship as yours and mine, ‘Jack

Long we’ve cruised through the swirling void
Now we’re safe and sound, ‘Jack,
Don’t forget your old comrades
Rolly rolly rolly rolly right-o—
Long we’ve cruised through the swirling void
Now we’re safe and sound, ‘Jack,
Don’t forget your old comrades
Rolly rolly rolly rolly right-ooooooooooo

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*Captain leads*

Well I'm glad dat we made it

We all put in ta time

Now we got us big boat

And now we needs us a rhyme

 

We're out here explorin

No you'll never beat dat

Until we end up in dry dock

Cause we ran outta mats

 

Space sailors we be

and space ninja we was

but we'll get back to basics

and ya know it's becauuuuuuse

 

*all chime in*

CAUSE WE RUN OUT OF MATS

WHEN THE FIRES GET WARMER

AND EVEN THOUGH WE BE NINJA

WE ALSO BE FARMERS

 

WE SHOOT AND WE FLIP

WE FIGHT AND WE FLY

BUT WE SHOULD PROBLY WEAR STRAW HATS

CAUSE WE'LL FARM TILL WE DIE

 

*repeat until you're back in dry dock to farm again*

 

**may record a melody, cause i got it in my head, and i think it's important for the flow**

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