VeggieTales - The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything Lyrics
Released: 24 Sep 2013
Lyrics
From A Very Silly Sing-Along
Narrator: "Joining Larry are Pa Grape and Mr. Lunt, who together make up
the infamous gang of scalliwags, the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything!"
Larry, Pa, Mr. Lunt: "We are the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything! We just
stay home and lie around. And if you ask us to do anything, we'll just
tell you ..."
Larry: "We don't do anything!"
Pa: "Well, I've never been Greenland and I've never been to Denver, and
I've never buried treasure in St. Louis or St. Paul, and I've never been
to Moscow and I've never been to Tampa, and I've never been to Boston in
the fall."
All: "cause we're the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything! We just stay home
and lie around. And if you ask us to do anything, we'll just tell you
.."
Mr. Lunt: "We don't do anything. And I never hoist the mainstay and I
never swab the poop deck, and I never veer to starboard cause I never
sail at all, and I've never walked the gang plank and I've never owned a
parrot, and I've never been to Boston in the fall."
All: "cause we're the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything! We just stay at home
and lie around. And if you ask us to do anything, we'll just tell you
.. We don't do anything!"
Larry: "Well, I've never plucked a rooster and I'm not too good at
ping-pong, and I've never thrown my mashed potatoes up against the wall,
and I've never kissed a chipmunk and I've never gotten head lice, and
I've never been to Boston in the fall!"
Pa: "Huh? What are you talking about? What's a rooster and mashed
potatoes have to do with being a pirate??"
Mr. Lunt: "Hey, that's right! We're supposed to sing about pirate-y
things!"
Larry: "Oh ..."
Pa: "And who ever kissed a chipmunk? That's just nonsense! Why even
bring it up? Am I right? What do you think?"
Mr. Lunt: "I think you look like Cap'n Crunch!"
Pa: "Huh? No I don't!"
Mr. Lunt: "Do too."
Pa: "Do not!"
Mr. Lunt: "You're making me hungry."
Pa: "That's it, you're walkin' the plank!"
Mr. Lunt: "Says who?"
Pa: "Says the captain, that's who!"
Mr. Lunt: "Oh, yeah? Aye aye, Cap'n Crunch!"
Larry: "And I've never licked a spark plug and I've never sniffed a
stink bug, and I've never painted daisies on a big red rubber ball, and
I've never bathed in yogurt and I don't look good in leggings ..."
Pa: "You just don't get it!"
All: "And we've never been to Boston in the fall!"
Video
VeggieTales: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything - Silly Song
Meaning & Inspiration
Released on September 24, 2013, as part of the comprehensive *And Now It's Time for Silly Songs with Larry (The Complete Collection / 20th Anniversary Edition)*, "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" is a cornerstone of VeggieTales' unique approach to teaching spiritual truths through humor and relatable characters. While ostensibly a comical song about a group of pirates who are too indolent to engage in any piratical activities, the song, in its delightful absurdity, offers a profound commentary on purpose, identity, and the human tendency towards idleness, all viewed through a lens informed by Scripture.
The core message of "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" resonates with the biblical concept of stewardship and the call to action that underpins our faith. The pirates' self-proclaimed inability to "do anything" highlights a passive existence, a life where potential remains unrealized and responsibilities are ignored. This stands in stark contrast to the biblical emphasis on diligence and the productive use of God-given talents. Proverbs 6:6-8 famously advises, "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest." The pirates, in their refusal to engage, embody the antithesis of this diligent ant. Their lament about not doing "pirate-y things" underscores a societal, and perhaps personal, confusion about what constitutes meaningful action, a confusion that the song playfully addresses.
Furthermore, the song’s characters’ disconnected and nonsensical list of things they *haven’t* done, rather than things they *should* do, subtly points to a lack of clear direction and purpose. This can be interpreted as a reflection of spiritual aimlessness, a life lived without an anchor in God’s plan. The Bible often speaks of having a clear objective in our walk with Christ. Philippians 3:14 encourages believers to "press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." The pirates' inability to even identify what *should* be done, as evidenced by their bewildered reactions to each other's non-sequiturs, illustrates the consequences of a life not oriented towards a higher calling. Their eventual, unified declaration that they’ve "never been to Boston in the fall" becomes a humorous, yet poignant, encapsulation of a life spent in a perpetual state of inaction and unfulfilled potential. The song, through its silliness, invites us to examine our own lives: are we actively pursuing the purposes for which we have been called, or are we, like the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, content to simply "lie around"? It’s a powerful, if indirect, call to embrace a life of active faith and meaningful contribution, aligning with the Creator’s design for us.