Played by-Tim Curry

Long John Silver, the one legged man, played by the one and only Tim Curry, maybe manipulative and greedy. But he is also very charming, handsome, and he can also be very sympathetic and caring. After all, Jim Hawkins brought goodness into his once greedy heart.

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Lyrics-

When I was just a lad looking for my true vocation

My father said "Now, son, this choice deserves deliberation

Though you could be a doctor or perhaps a financier

My boy, why not consider a more challenging career?

Hey, ho, ho

You'll cruise to foreign shores (Long John: Ha ha ha! Sing it, lads!)

And you'll keep your mind and body sound (Long John: Show him you've been practicing!)

By working out of doors

True friendship and adventure are what we can't live without

And when you're a professional pirate

That's what the job's about

Upstage, lads, this is my only number!

Now, take Sir Francis Drake; the Spanish all despise him

But to the British he's a hero and they idolize him

It's how you look at buccaneers that makes them bad or good

And I see us as members of a noble brotherhood!

Hey, ho, ho (Long John: Oh, I love it!)

We're honorable men (Long John: 'Tis poetry in motion!)

And before we lose our tempers we will always count to ten!

On occasion there may be someone you have to execute

But when you're a professional pirate

You don't have to wear a suit

...What?

I could have been a surgeon

I like taking things apart!

I could have been a lawyer

But I just had too much heart

I could have been in politics

'Cause I've always been a big spender

And me... I could have been a contender

Some say that pirates steal and should be feared and hated

I say we're victims of bad press; it's all exaggerated

We'd never stab you in the back, we'd never lie or cheat

We're just about the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet!

Hey, ho, ho

It's one for all for one

And we'll share-and-share-alike with you and love you like a son

We're gentlemen of fortune and that's what we're proud to be

And when you're a professional pirate

You'll be honest, brave, and free

The soul of decency

You'll be loyal and fair and on the square

And most importantly

When you're a professional pirate

You're always in the best of company!