b96 wonders if I might not think that "PY ruts OF the CAIR uh BEE un" is how those 'in the know' pronounce it

Sounds too sing-songy to me.

now [she]'ll be whistling YoHo YoHo a Pirate's Life for Me all day long...

The advantage of having indulged in choral singing for twenty years. I always have *good catchy tunes to fall back on (Thanks, E!)