The pirates are coming
The pirates are coming
The pirates are coming
You better watch out

I cast my vote for the dog and the goat
Played footsie with fire, held the Devil's coat
    And ran the skull and bones up the flagpole
I partied with pigs in the poison mud
Washed my dirty linen in mother's blood
    And made a killing from the ever-rising death toll

The Black Ship sails at the turn of the tide
Goodness and Mercy are chained up inside
    Auction block awaiting 'cross the water
Buzzards wheel above the stinking smoke
Bodies in the ditch beginning to bloat
    Captain laughs at the thought of all the slaughter

The pirates are coming
The pirates are coming
The pirates are coming
Run for your life

I cast my vote for the dog and the goat
Played footsie with fire, held the Devil's coat
    And ran the skull and bones up the flagpole
I partied with pigs in the poison mud
Washed my dirty linen in mother's blood
    And made a killing from the ever-rising death toll

The store's been given to the rotten fishmonger
The goods we've been sold ain't good no longer
    The bill of wrongs is large and gettin' larger
I'll show ya yer chains if you show me mine
There's no place to hide when ev'ryone's lyin'
    And the watchman sings "The Song of Jolly Roger"

The pirates are coming
The pirates are coming
The pirates are coming
The pirates are here