A D E A I heard Davey Crockett had a pint in his pocket, Good whiskey at the Alamo D E A Now that Pancho Villia had a jug of Tequila when he walked the streets of old Mexico F#m A D E While Blackbeard was fleecing around the hurricane season, he didn’t quit because of a girl D E A Yeah, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world A D E A While Russia was brawling, I bet that Old Stalin was calling for a vodka martini A D E A While the world waited in fear, Old Hitler drank beer from a stein, eating sauerkraut and weenies F#m A D E Yeah, down through the ages as they turned through 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 E My whole body goes numb from a bottle of dark rum and the sun sinking down on me F#m A D E My catch of the day is a tall Cuba libra chased down 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 E My whole body goes numb from a bottle of dark rum and the sun sinking down on me F#m A D E My catch of the day is a tall Cuba libra chased down 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