"Revenge Is Gonna Be Mine" is a song performed by Captain Hook and his crew in ABC's Once Upon a Time musical episode, "The Song in Your Heart".
Story[]
Prince Charming attempts to bribe Captain Hook into taking him and Snow White to the Evil Queen via the Jolly Roger, but Hook starts singing and turns down the offer of valuables. Hook sings about his joy of being a pirate, and that he seeks a "crocodile" who ruined his life and took his hand. Charming is more than ready to leave, but Snow wishes to hear more. Hook continues on, singing about how the Dark One will feel the fire of his wrath. Upon hearing that Hook is after Rumplstiltskin, Snow offers Hook the chance to enact his revenge in exchange for safe passage to the Evil Queen. Hook agrees, finishing his number on a high note, elated at the idea of finally bringing an end to his vendetta.
Lyrics[]
Captain Hook: My dear prince and princess
Your offer is meaningless
Don’t give a damn ‘bout your rank
The gold in your sack, well
It isn’t worth jack
I should make you fools go walk the plank
Your riches would fill other pirates with glee
But none of those pirates are me!
Pirates: They’re not he!
Captain Hook: Singing yo-ho
keep your jewels divine
Captain Hook & Pirates: Yo-ho
Captain Hook: And your manners refined
‘Cause even more precious than rum in a stein
Is revenge, revenge, revenge
And it’s gonna be mine
Captain Hook & Pirates: Revenge, revenge, revenge
Captain Hook: Is gonna be mine
Snow White: Revenge? On whom?
Captain Hook: Wait for the second verse, love
I’ve savaged and pillaged and pilfered each village
My conquests I’m justly proud of
Pirates: He's proud of
Captain Hook: Each town that I plunder
I leave torn asunder
A pirate’s life is one to love
Pirates: One to Love
Captain Hook: And yet my heart’s hardened as hard a rock
Won’t rest till I’ve skinned me a croc
Pirates: Gonna skin him a croc!
Captain Hook: Singing yo-ho, you can beg, plead and whine
But
Captain Hook & Pirates: Yo-ho
Captain Hook: You are wasting your time
That croc in my hand
Wanna tear out his spine
Revenge, revenge, revenge
Is gonna be mine
Captain Hook & Pirates:
Revenge, revenge, revenge
Captain Hook:
Is gonna be mine
Prince Charming: Let's go.
Snow White: Wait, you want revenge on a crocodile? For taking your hand?
Captain Hook: Afraid he did more than that
Captain Hook: Once I sailed toward a horizon
Pirates: Horizon
Captain Hook: Where I might find happiness waiting
Until that croc
Captain Hook & Pirates:
Destroyed my life
Captain Hook: And filled me with hate unabating
Some say
Captain Hook & Pirates:
Let it go!
Captain Hook:
But I say
Captain Hook & Pirates:
Hell no!
Captain Hook:
I'm finally on the right path
Soon the Dark One will feel
Pirates:
He will feel!
Captain Hook:
The fire of this pirate's wrath
Pirates: Feel the fire of his!
Feel the fire of his!
Snow White: Wait. Did you say the Dark One?
Prince Charming: I think I know why you can't find him. We have him. In our dungeon.
Captain Hook: Bloody hell.
Snow White: Captain, if you give us safe passage to the Queen's castle, you've got yourself a crocodile.
Captain Hook: Aye, love. You got a deal. Have one last drink, mates! Then we've got a date with destiny!
Captain Hook & Pirates: Sing a yo ho
Captain Hook: I'll slaughter the swine
Captain Hook & Pirates: Yo ho!
Must be fate's design
Captain Hook: At last our tales will again intertwine
Revenge, revenge, revenge
Is gonna be mine
Oh it's gonna be, oh it's gonna be (Revenge, revenge, revenge, it's gonna be)
Oh it's gonna be mine (Revenge, revenge, revenge, it's gonna be)
Oh it's gonna be, oh it's gonna be (Revenge, revenge, revenge, it's gonna be)
Oh it's gonna be mine (Revenge is gonna be)
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Trivia[]
- In overview, it's rather strange that the Charmings asked Hook to take them to the Evil Queen; though it's possible Regina has a barrier to keep them out of her territory, leaving a voyage by sea the only way.
- When Hook refers to his destiny, Snow can be seen clutching her pregnant stomach, signifying that Hook's real destiny would be to marry an unborn Emma in about 30 years time.
- Also, the way Hook walks through the arch of swords raised by his fellow pirates is very similar to a tradition commonly used in military weddings.
- Going by the song, Hook apparently didn't know where Rumpelstiltskin was at this point.
- When this was being filmed, Colin O'Donoghue (Hook) fractured his foot when the chair fell over. However, he kept performing despite the pain and the rest of the scene was filmed when he had a broken ankle. It also happened on the last day of filming.[1]
- Notably, the camera rocks back and forth like a boat at sea once Hook steps onto the table.
- This song is inspired by Queen's "Somebody to Love". The creators referred to the song as "Somebody to Kill"[2]
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