Born on a Pirate Ship is the third full-length studio album by Barenaked Ladies (BNL), featuring the songs "Shoe Box", "The Old Apartment", "When I Fall" and "Break Your Heart".

Steven Page and Ed Robertson returned to writing together, as they did upon the band's formation, but had abandoned following the release of Gordon.

The title and front cover photo refers to a vulgar joke that was popular around the time the band members were children.

One kid would instruct another to pull back the corners of their mouth with their fingers (but not stick their tongue out) and say, "I was born on a pirate ship."

"[5] All tracks are written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson, except where notedBarenaked Ladies Additional personnel Production Album Singles