Being a Pirate

(written by Don Freed and Cris Terry)

Being a pirate is all fun and games
'Til somebody loses an eye
It hurts like it blazes, it makes you pull faces
But you can't let your mates see you cry
A fancy black patch will cover the hatch
Making sure that the sucker stays dry
Being a pirate is all fun and games
'Til somebody loses an eye

CHORUS
It's all part of being a pirate a pirate
You can't be a pirate with all of your parts
It's all part of being a pirate a pirate
You can't be a pirate with all of your parts

Being a pirate is all fun and games
'Til somebody loses an ear (Pardon?)
Blood drips down your neck, it falls on the deck
And somebody says 'Ay, what's this 'ere?'
You can't wear your glasses, you don't pull the lasses
And folks have to shout so you'll hear
Being a pirate is all fun and games
'Til somebody loses an ear

CHORUS

Being a pirate is all fun and games
'Til somebody loses a hand
It spurts and it squirts, it jolly well hurts!
Pain only a pirate can stand
The fashionable look is a nice metal hook
But now you can't play in the band Sorry!
Being a pirate is all fun and games
'Til somebody loses a hand

CHORUS

Being a pirate is all fun and games
'Til somebody loses a leg
It hurts like a Dickens, your pace never quickens
Hobblin' around on a peg
Ask your sweetheart to marry, but too long you've tarried
'Cause now you can't kneel down and beg
Being a pirate is all fun and games
'Til somebody loses a leg

CHORUS

Being a pirate is all fun & games
'Til somebody loses a 'thing'
Though you didn't choose it, you don't want to lose it
And now when you use it it stings
You can sew it back on with a needle and thong
but doesn't quite have that same spring
Being a pirate is all fun & games
'Til somebody loses a 'thing'

CHORUS

Being a pirate is all fun & games
‘Til somebody loses a head
There's no need to floss & your wife don't get cross
Over some little thing that you've said
You won't ever snore, don't duck through a door
And you won't need a pillow in bed
Being a pirate is all fun & games
'Til somebody loses a head

CHORUS

Being a pirate was all fun & games
but now I'm a pirate no more
No more cuss'n & fight'n, or drinking & biting
Or sailing the high seas galore
It was great at the start, but now I've lost all me parts
And here I am on the sea floor
Being a pirate was all fun & games
but now I'm a pirate no more