Rum Is the Reason

I heard Davey Crockett had a pint in his pocket, good whiskey at the Alamo

Now that Pancho Villa had a jug of tequila

When he walked the streets of old Mexico

While Blackbeard was fleecing around 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 waited in fear

Old Hitler drank beer from a stein, eating sauerkraut and weenies

Yeah, down through the ages, as they're turning their pages

They couldn't drink the 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 sinking down on me

My catch of the day is a tall Cuba Libre chasing down with a 12-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 sinking down on me

My catch of the day is a tall Cuba Libre chasing down with a 12-ounce curl

Oh, rum is the reason, I guess

Hey, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world

Take it home, coral reefers

Whoo