Part of what song is sung by a young Elizabeth Swann at the start of "The Curse of the Black Pearl"?

Part of “A Pirate’s Life for Me” is sung by young Elizabeth Swann at the start of The Curse of the Black Pearl.

The song’s full title is “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me),” but the stored answer uses the song’s best-known identifying phrase. Young Elizabeth sings a few lines aboard the ship during the film’s opening, establishing her fascination with pirates before the story jumps forward to her adult life.

“Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)” was written by George Bruns with lyrics by Xavier “X” Atencio for Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. The ride opened at Disneyland in 1967, and the song became one of its signature musical elements. The 2003 film incorporated it as a deliberate connection to the attraction that inspired the movie.

This song is often confused with “He’s a Pirate,” the orchestral theme associated with Jack Sparrow and the film franchise. “He’s a Pirate” is part of the score; “Yo Ho” is the vocal pirate song heard in the opening scene.