It’s hard to be a pirate at Christmas
nowhere to hoist up a tree
The last one we had was many years ago
But was turned into a top mast and beam

It’s hard to be a pirate at Christmas
Santa won’t bring gifts to me
I’ve been pillaging out in the ocean
and spent the whole year being nautical

Even if I had been a good little pirate
Santa would stay far away
Because I’d fire the cannons!!! and loot all the toys
And I’d bring down his reindeer and sleigh
No Carol’s to sing no sleigh bells will ring
On a cold foggy Christmas Day


So we’ll sail the 7 seas
In order to appease
the kraken lest he swallows us alive
It’s hard to be a pirate
Especially at Christmas every year

It’s hard to be a pirate at Christmas
No red green decorations or snow
No candy canes, no sledding
We burned down all the mistletoe

It’s hard to be a pirate at Christmas
From the Outer Banks to Bermuda
No twinkly lights, only the stars to guide
From Cape Fear down to Eleuthera

Even if I had been a good little pirate
Santa would stay away
Because I’d fire the cannons!!! and loot all the toys
And I’d bring down his reindeer and sleigh

So on Christmas Eve no family will come
To spoil all our fun
We’ll raise a cheers to the new year
We put the rum in Rum pum pum pummm

It’s hard to be a pirate
It’s hard to be a pirate
It’s hard to be a pirate
It’s hard to be a pirate
Especially at Christmas every year