Time Flyes When Youre Havin Rum

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No future was there in London for a
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 poor man’s son like me
So I left my home and went to seek 
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my fortune on the sea
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I signed aboard a merchant ship 
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bound for the West Indies
And six weeks out we tacked into the
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 winds of pyracy

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There were sails on the horizon, 
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and we tried to make a run
And when we saw that black flag, 
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then our runnin’ it was done
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And when those pyrates boarded us, 
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they told us one by one
“You can die or join our crew, me 
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boys, time flyes when you’re 
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havin’ rum!”


[Chorus]
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Time flyes when you’re havin’ rum, 
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me boys, time flyes when you’re 
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havin’ rum
When you’re sailin’ under the black 
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flag, and you’re firin’ all your 
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guns
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When you take a Spanish treasure 
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ship, you divide by the rule of 
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thumb
The voyage’ll be over soon enough, 
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time flyes when you’re havin’ rum

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With a pistol to my forehead, then 
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my choice was all too clear
I took leave of that merchant ship 
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and became a buccaneer
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And though they spared my life, I 
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think that if the truth be told
I joined them for the promise of 
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adventure, rum, and gold

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The quartermaster handed me a 
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cutlass and a gun
And as I signed their articles, the 
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captain told me, “Son,
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Us gentlemen o’ fortune live life 
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fast ’n’ on the run
So step right up and takes your 
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share, time flyes when you’re 
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havin’ rum!”


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[Chorus]
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Time flyes when you’re havin’ rum, 
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me boys, time flyes when you’re 
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havin’ rum
When you’re sailin’ under the black 
                 G              
flag, and you’re firin’ all your 
 A
guns
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When you take a Spanish treasure 
           C                   
ship, you divide by the rule of 
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thumb
The voyage’ll be over soon enough, 
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time flyes when you’re havin’ rum

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For two long years I sailed with 
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them around the Spanish Main
And we captured ships from Portugal,
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 from England, France, and Spain
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And we took what we could and we 
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gave none back, for that’s the 
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pyrates’ code
And the wake we left in the 
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Caribbean Sea ran red with blood

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Now the admiralty in London sent a 
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fleet to hunt us down
And a traitor in Port Royale told 
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them where we could be found
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They surrounded us in Nassau, the 
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captain shouted, “Let ’em come!
The fight’ll be over soon enough, 
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times flyes when you’re havin’ rum!”


[Chorus]
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Time flyes when you’re havin’ rum, 
              C                
me boys, time flyes when you’re 
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havin’ rum
When you’re sailin’ under the black 
                 G              
flag, and you’re firin’ all your 
 A
guns
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When you take a Spanish treasure 
           C                   
ship, you divide by the rule of 
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thumb
The voyage’ll be over soon enough, 
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time flyes when you’re havin’ rum

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We ran the red flag up and then we 
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readied all our guns
No quarter would we give, and in 
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return expected none
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We got off one good broadside but 
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outnumbered 10 to 1
They took out half our crew and then
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 our pyrating was done

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They took us back to London town 
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under key and lock
And the hangman’s noose was swingin’
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 at the Execution Dock
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The captain turned ’n’ said to me, 
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“We had fine sailin’, son,
The voyage it was over all too soon,
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 time flyes when you’re havin’ rum!”


[Chorus]
     Dm                            
Time flyes when you’re havin’ rum, 
              C                
me boys, time flyes when you’re 
        Dm
havin’ rum
When you’re sailin’ under the black 
                 G              
flag, and you’re firin’ all your 
 A
guns
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When you take a Spanish treasure 
           C                   
ship, you divide by the rule of 
  Dm
thumb
The voyage’ll be over soon enough, 
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time flyes when you’re havin’ rum

(Slower)
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Now as you listen to this tale, by 
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now, I’m sure you have surmised
That I slipped the hangman’s cable 
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and escaped him with my life
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But how I got away, well that’s 
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another story, son

(Faster)
My voyages they aren’t over yet, 
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time flyes when you’re havin’ rum!

[Chorus]
(x2)
     Dm                            
Time flyes when you’re havin’ rum, 
              C                
me boys, time flyes when you’re 
        Dm
havin’ rum
When you’re sailin’ under the black 
                 G              
flag, and you’re firin’ all your 
 A
guns
     Dm                         
When you take a Spanish treasure 
           C                   
ship, you divide by the rule of 
  Dm
thumb
The voyage’ll be over soon enough, 
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time flyes when you’re havin’ rum