Not So Bad to Be Dead – The Haunting Tale of Ghost Pirates | SeaShanty | Pirate Song

The dead don’t sleep.
The dead don’t fear.
And on the Fluting Dutchman, the dead definitely party. ⚓💀🎶

“Not So Bad to Be Dead” is a high-spirited ghost pirate sea shanty about undead mischief, cursed seas, and a crew who dances through storms with glowing lanterns and zero regrets.
Perfect for fans of pirate music, sea shanties, fantasy folk, RPG ambience, and DnD tavern playlists.

🎧 Raise your lantern. The dead are dancing.

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🎵 LYRICS – “Not So Bad to Be Dead”

The Fluting Dutchman sails again,
a glow across the sea,
we laugh at storms that should kill men,
but ghosts stay trouble-free.

Our captain plays his flute so loud,
the lightning joins in tune,
the living fear the misty shroud,
we dance beneath the moon.

We tried to sink a drunken brig,
and walked straight through the mast,
but being dead is not so big,
you fix the mess so fast.

It’s not so bad to be dead,
no hunger, fear, or pain,
we haunt the waves where mortals tread,
and party in the rain.

A cannonball went through my chest,
I barely felt the breeze,
the living screamed, but we just jest,
“that tickled, if you please.”

We chase the smugglers through the foam,
our lanterns shining green,
eternal duty feels like home,
the finest job we’ve seen.

We lost our map, the stars turned red,
the winds blew wrong, we spun,
but nothing scares a pirate dead,
we call it ghostly fun.

It’s not so bad to be dead,
no hunger, fear, or pain,
we haunt the waves where mortals tread,
and party in the rain.

No grave can keep a crew so bold,
no curse can weigh us down,
we’re free from time, from rot, from mold,
the legends wear our crown.

It’s not so bad to be dead,
we laugh through every storm,
eternal duty keeps us fed,
and ghost life feels… quite warm.


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