Binks' Sake

Binks' Sake (ビンクスの酒, Binkusu no Sake) is a song that was commonly sung amongst the pirates of old. The song is meant to uplift the spirits of those who sing it. Being a pirate of the old days, Brook knows this song quite well and sings it most chances he is given and he was the first person to sing the lyrics of the song. Luffy knows this song from hearing Shanks and his crew singing it. Robin has also heard of this song, listening to it when she was a younger girl.

The song was also Yorki's favourite song as well as Laboon's. When the Rumba Pirates met their end 50 years ago, they decided to use a Tone Dial they had purchased from a merchant to use their final moments to record this song for Laboon.

It is shown that this song can be played in a variety of ways on different instruments for example when it is played on a piano it can be a jolly party song that everyone can join in and sing, but when it is being played on a violin (Brook's main instrument) it can be viewed as a ballad or a farewell song at funerals.

Lyrics
The full lyrics as of Chapter 488:

English version
Yo-hohoho, Yohohohoo,

Yo-hohoho, Yohohohoo,

Yo-hohoho, Yohohohoo,

Yo-hohoho, Yohohohoo,

Going to deliver Binks' Sake!

Following the sea breeze!

Riding on the waves!

Far across the salty depths!

The merry evening sun!

Painting circles in the sky!

as the Birds Sing

Farewell to the harbor,

To my old hometown Lets all sing out with a Don!

As the ship sets sail Waves of gold and silver

dissolve to salty spray

As we all set sail to

The ends of the sea

Going to deliver Binks' Sake!

We are pirates

Sailing through the Sea!

The waves are our pillows

The ship our roost

Flying the proud Skull

On our flags and our sails

Now comes a storm

Through the far-off sky

Now the waves are dancing

Beat upon the drums

If you lose your nerve

This breath could be your last

But if you just hold on,

The morning sun will rise

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Going to deliver Binks' Sake!

Today, and tomorrow,

our dreams through the night!

Waving our goodbyes,

we'll never meet again!

But don't look so down;

For at night the moon will rise!

Going to deliver Binks' Sake!

Let's all sing it with a Don!

A song of the waves

Doesn't matter who you are,

Someday you'll just be bones

Never-Ending, Ever-wandering,

Our funny Traveling tale!

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Japanese (Kanji) Version
ヨホホホ　ヨホホホｘ4♪

ビンクスの酒を　届けにゆくよ♪

海風　気まかせ　波まかせ♪

潮の向こうで　夕日も騒ぐ♪

空にゃ 輪をかく鳥の唄♪

さよなら港　つむぎの里よ♪

ドンと一丁唄お　船出の唄♪

金波銀波も　しぶきにかえて♪

おれ達ゃゆくぞ　海の限り♪

ビンクスの酒を　届けにゆくよ♪

我ら海賊　海割ってく♪

波を枕に　寝ぐらは船よ♪

帆に旗に　蹴立てるはドクロ♪

嵐がきたぞ　千里の空に♪

波がおどるよ　ドラムならせ♪

おくびょう風に　吹かれりゃ最後♪

明日の朝日が　ないじゃなし♪

ヨホホホ　ヨホホホｘ4♪

ビンクスの酒を　届けにゆくよ♪

今日か明日かと宵の夢♪

手をふる影に　もう会えないよ♪

何をくよくよ　明日も月夜♪

ビンクスの酒を　届けにゆくよ♪

ドンと一丁唄お　海の唄♪

どうせ誰でも　いつかはホネよ♪

果てなし　あてなし　笑い話♪

ヨホホホ　ヨホホホｘ4♪

Japanese (Rōmaji) Version
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho

Binkusu no sake o, todoke ni yuku yo

Umikaze kimakase namimakase

Shio no mukou de, yuuhi mo sawagu

Sora nya wa wo kaku, tori no uta

Sayonara minato, Tsumugi no sato yo

DON to icchou utao, funade no uta

Kinpa-ginpa mo shibuki ni kaete

Oretacha yuku zo, umi no kagiri

Binkusu no sake o, todoke ni yuku yo

Warera kaizoku, umi watteku

Nami wo makura ni, negura wa fune yo

Ho ni hata ni ketateru wa dokuro

Arashi ga kita zo, senri no sora ni

Nami ga odoru yo, DORAMU narase

Okubyoukaze ni fukarerya saigo

Asu no asahi ga nai ja nashi

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho

Binkusu no sake o, todoke ni yuku yo

Kyou ka asu ka to yoi no yume

Te wo furu kage ni, mou aenai yo

Nani wo kuyokuyo, asu mo tsukuyo

Binkusu no sake o, todoke ni yuku yo

DON to icchou utao, unaba wo uta

Douse dare demo itsuka wa hone yo

Hatenashi, atenashi, waraibanashi

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho

Original Version
Before Chapter 488, parts of this song appeared but due to the nature of how they appeared the song had many loose parts.

English version
Go and deliver Binks' Sake

Entrust your heart to the waves and sea breeze

Even the setting sun revels beyond the tides

And in the sky, the song of laughing birds

Rōmaji version
Binkusu no sake o todoke ni yuku yo

Umi kaze ki makase nami makase

Shio no mukou de yuhi mo sawagu

Sora nya wa o kaku tori no uta

Early One Piece
Even when Brook first showed up, the song was complete. Oda thought of the lyrics first and wanted to add the melody later but he just couldn't do it. So he went to get the melody written first by Kouhei Tanaka, a big name in the anime music field. He intended it to be shown when Laboon was shown. However, like many things in One Piece, it ended up being seen 4 or 5 years later. Oda also intended it to be a sailing song that could be included in text books but because it contains the word 'sake' it is impossible.