A                            D                        
I heard Davey Crockett had a pint in his pocket, Good 
E                 A
whiskey at the Alamo
                             D                      
Now that Pancho Villia had a jug of Tequila when he 
 E                           A
walked the streets of old Mexico
F#m                                      C#m     
While Blackbeard was fleecing around the hurricane 
             D                        E
season, he didn’t quit because of a girl
      D                 E                       A
Yeah, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world

A                            D                     
While Russia was brawling, I bet that Old Stalin was 
   E                  A
calling for a vodka martini
A                                   D                
While the world waited in fear, Old Hitler drank beer
        E                            A
 from a stein, eating sauerkraut and weenies
F#m                                 C#m              
Yeah, down through the ages as they turned through 
              D                                 E
the pages, they couldn’t drink their diamonds and 
pearls
    D                 E                       A
No, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world

D                                            E
I ain’t getting much done but I’m having fun sailing on
 the deep blue sea
D                                                    
My whole body goes numb from a bottle of dark rum and
     E
 the sun sinking down on me
F#m                      C#m             D           
My catch of the day is a tall Cuba libra chased down 
             E
with a 12 oz curl
      D                 E                       A
Yeah, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world

D                                            E
I ain’t getting much done but I’m having fun sailing on
 the deep blue sea
D                                                    
My whole body goes numb from a bottle of dark rum and
     E
 the sun sinking down on me
F#m                      C#m             D           
My catch of the day is a tall Cuba libra chased down 
             E
with a 12 oz curl
      D                   E
Yeah, rum is the reason I guess..
     D                 E                       A
Hey, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world