He's a mute, sir. Poor devil had his tongue cut out. So he trained the parrot to talk for him. No one's yet figured how.

Mr. Gibbs

9 seconds sound clip from the Pirates of the Caribbean 1: The Curse of the Black Pearl movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:01:30 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You, sailor!

- Cotton, sir.

- Mr. Cotton.

- Do you have the courage and fortitude to follow orders and stay true in the face of danger and death?

- Mr. Cotton!

- Answer, man!

- He's a mute, sir. Poor devil had his tongue cut out. So he trained the parrot to talk for him. No one's yet figured how.

- Mr. Cotton's parrot.

- Same question.

(parrot) Wind in your sails. Wind in your sails.

- Mostly, we figure that means yes.

- Of course it does.

[...]