We Are Not Pirates
Music and Lyrics by Mat Greaves
The ship was surrounded
It looked like death at sea
Cannons were at the ready
As death grinned viciously
I strummed my guitar
I looked to the stars
I drank red wine happily
Because I was on the land
with my… Gypsy Band
Pirates troubles they don’t bother me
We are not pirates
That’s not our destiny
We sing, “It’s a gypsy’s life for me.”
Oooh oh.
Oooh ooOohh.
I don’t rape, pillage, or plunder
I don’t want to hurt anyone
I’m horrible at the swordfights,
and I don’t use a gun.
I prefer red wine to grog,
I prefer absinthe to rum.
I don’t want to battle the Kraken
That just does not sound like fun.
‘Cause We are not pirates
That’s not our destiny
We sing, “It’s a gypsy’s life for me.”
Oooh oh.
Oooh ooOoh.
I don’t fear Davy Jones,
I don’t worry about white sails
My problem is broken wagon wheel
and not having any nails
I don’t want a peg leg
I don’t want hooks for hands
We don’t get bitch slapped
by little boys named Peter Pan
‘Cause We are not pirates
That’s not our destiny
We sing, “It’s a gypsy’s life for me.”
Oooh oh.
Oooh ooOoh.
I dig them stripy pants,
I dig their boots and coats
I love their great big hats,
But I don’t want to slit throats.
We’ve walked their planks a million times
They’ve keelhauled us before
But since we’re dead already,
Well, we found it quite a bore.
Soooo Hoist your colors,
Sail your Seven Seas
On haunted Gypsy wagon
That is where you will find me.
‘Cause We are not pirates
That’s not our destiny
We sing, “It’s a gypsy’s life for…
We are not pirates
That’s not our destiny
We sing, “It’s a gypsy’s life for me”
Oooh oh.
Oooh ooOoh.
