He felt quite scared and had to run away So this is the coward, the ruler of the seas His reputation, pirate - ghost on a ship Maybe it's too high "up in the stars" Yes, he fails every day Drunk as hell, he sails at the seas Oh, a pirate he's called Yet all is going wrong Raise your glass Salute to the captain Fill up the bottles Raise your glass Make a cheer for him Once he killed a man and was caught behind bars But somehow escaped and stole a bottle of rum Later that night he stole a horse When he tried to ride the horse just died Yes, he fails every day Drunk as hell, he sails at the seas Oh, a pirate he's called Yet all is going wrong Raise your glass Salute to the captain Fill up the bottles Raise your glass Make a cheer for him Raise your glass Salute to the captain Fill up the bottles Raise your glass Make a cheer for him Raise your glass Salute to the captain Fill up the bottles Raise your glass Make a cheer for him You'll never will know when it's time to go You'll never will see him sober You'll never will know when it's time to go You'll never will know when it's time to go You'll never will see him sober You'll never will know when it's time to go You'll never will know when it's time to go You'll never will see him sober You'll never will know when it's time to go You'll never will know when it's time to go You'll never will see him sober You'll never will know when it's time to go You'll never will know when it's time to go You'll never will see him sober You'll never will know when it's time to go You'll never will know when it's time to go You'll never will see him sober