The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (song)

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The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
Written by	Mike Nawrocki
Released	1997
Genre	Polka
Runtime	3 minutes, 14 seconds

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything is the sixth Silly Song with Larry.

The "infamous" pirates sing of their lack of ambition, but Larry doesn't seem to grasp the concept of the song.

Lyrics

Announcer: And now it's time for Silly Songs with Larry, the part of the show where Larry comes out and sings a Silly Song. Joining Larry are Pa Grape and Mr. Lunt, who together make up the infamous gang of scalliwags, "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything!"

All three: 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 to 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: Cuz 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...

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 cuz 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: Cuz 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?

Lunt: Hey, that's right! We're supposed to sing about pirate-y things!

Larry: Oh...

Pa: And who's ever kissed a chipmunk? That's just nonsense! Why even bring it up? Am I right? What do you think?

Lunt: I think you look like Cap'n Crunch!

Pa: Huh? No I don't!

Lunt: Do too.

Pa: Do not!

Lunt: You're making me hungry.

Pa: That's it, you're walkin' the plank!

Lunt: Says who?

Pa: Says the Captain, that's who!

Lunt: Oh, yeah? Aye aye, Cap'n Crunch! Hee hee hee hee.

Pa: Arrrrgh!

Lunt: Yikes!

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!

Pa: Pass the chips! Who's got the remote control?

Larry: Here it is!

Lunt: Time for Geraldo.

Pa: It's definitely time for Wapner.

Lunt: Oh, I don't like this show.

Larry: Hey look, I found a quarter!

Fun Facts

Trivia

• Mike Nawrocki came up with the song while taking business trips and thinking how he never did anything in those places. He also stated this was when he used to work as the soundman for the Continental Singers, about never being at Boston during the fall. This is because the tour was going to be in that said area.
• This is the first Silly Song to be exclusive to compilation videos and not to be paired with a regular episode.
  • If it were to be paired with a regular episode (and if Larry-Boy episodes were to feature Silly Songs), this Silly Song could've made its way into Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space!, while another Silly Song, Bubble Rap already made its way from If I Sang A Silly Song to Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men.
  • This is also the first Silly Song to feature Mr. Lunt.
• This is the last Silly Song to feature the music sheet stand in the title card.
• The Kids covered the re-recording song from Jonah's Overboard Sing Along.
• In the Ultimate Silly Song Countdown, it reached second place with a total of 53,290 votes. Originally, it was seventh, then first place before the voting was drawn to a close.
• The background used in the silly song was actually a picture that Mike Nawrocki drew. The design pattern on the chair that Pa Grape sits on was actually scanned out of a magazine.
• Relient K did a cover of this song on VeggieRocks!, as well as on the soundtracks for both Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie and The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie.
• Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie also features a slow version of the song sung by the pirates while they're sitting in the seafood restaurant and reminiscing about their glory days.
• This was featured on some international releases of Where's God When I'm S-Scared?.

Goofs

• A few scenes have some of the characters and props clip through. This includes:
  • Larry's recliner clips through the sail.
  • Mr. Lunt often clips through his bean bag.
  • Pa Grape clips through his recliner.
  • Larry's costume clips through his body when he turns to see Pa Grape yelling at Mr. Lunt.
  • Some shots of Larry's tooth missing.
• When Mr. Lunt says "Boston in the fall", red spikes can be seen inside his mouth.
• The tooth on Larry is reelected black in the last scene, making it look like it's missing.

Real World References

• Geraldo Rivera is a American attorney, reporter, author, and talk show host. Mr. Lunt was referring to the "The Geraldo Rivera Show", which ran from 1987 to 1998.
• Joseph Wapner is a retired American judge, who used to be the host for "The People's Court".

Gallery

Music Video

VeggieTales The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything - Silly Song