Rum Is the Reason

I heard Davey Crockett had a pint in his pocket

Good whiskey at the Alamo

Now I bet Pancho Villa had a jug of tequila

When he walked the streets of old Mexico

While Blackbeard was fleecing

Round the hurricane season

He didn't quit because of a girl

Yeah, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world

While Russia was brawling, I'll bet that old Stalin

Was calling for a vodka martini

While the world hid in fear, old Hitler drank beer

From a stein, eatin' sauerkraut and weenies

Yeah, down through the ages

As they turn through the pages

They couldn't drink their diamonds and pearls

No, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world

I ain't getting much done, but I'm having fun

Sailing on the deep blue sea

My whole body goes numb from a bottle of dark rum

And the sun's sinking down on me

My catch of the day

Is a tall cuba libre

Chase 'em down with twelve ounce curl

Yeah, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world

I ain't getting much done, but I'm having fun

Sailing on the deep blue sea

My whole body goes numb from a bottle of dark rum

And the sun's sinking down on me

My catch of the day

Is a tall cuba libre

Chase 'em down with twelve ounce curl

Whoa, rum is the reason, I guess

Hey, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world

Take it home, Coral Reefers, woo