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"I had an idea for the lyrics and a kind of a little melody for a song for the ride, but I thought Walt would probably get the Sherman brothers (" It's a Small World (After All)" and " Chim Chim Cher-ee") to do it," X declares. Īlthough X Atencio had confidence in his musical brainstorm, he never expected to be the one to actually write the number. The novice songwriter's approach was simple: "I just came up with some dialogue that the pirates might have said and set it to music." The classic phrase "Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum" (from the sea shanty found in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1881 novel Treasure Island) was a big part of the inspiration. X also felt that a song would help create a strong sens of continuity for the show. It was X who convinced him that a rousing sea chantey might be a good way to help soften up these harden criminals. Walt was concerned about how guests would react to some of the pirates' more lecherous behavior. One of Walt Disney's Imagineers, Francis Xavier Atencio (or "X" as he was professionally and affectionately known), collaborated with veteran studio composer George Bruns to create "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)", which became one of the most memorable Disney theme park songs of all time. " So after one meeting I said, 'I've got a little idea for a song for the pirate ride, Walt.' He said, 'Let's hear it.' I half recited and recited and half sang it and he said, 'Hey, that's great! Get George to do the music.' That was my first attempt at writing lyrics and that's how I became a songwriter." ― X Atencio