5 Country Songs That Raise A Toast To Rum

From Captain Jack Sparrow’s goblet in the movies to Captain Morgan’s Distillery in St Croix, rum is the leader in preferred spirits worldwide. In the US alone, rum makes up 9.4% of alcohol sales, and because the liquid is flowing, smiles are a bit brighter.  

Whether you are on a pirate’s hip ship, enjoying a tropical vacation, or simply savoring coconut spice with your friends, here are 5 country songs that pair perfectly with the sugar-based elixir.

Happy National Rum Day!

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1- Rum by Brothers Osborne

"Let's put our hearts together

Two parts love and a pinch of good weather

And top it all off with the sun

Andmix it with rum, mmm, mmm, mm, mm"

2 - Rum Is The Reason by Toby Keith

"I ain’t getting much done but I’m having fun sailing on the deep blue sea

My whole body goes numb from a bottle of dark rum and the sun sinking down on me

My catch of the day is a tall Cuba Libra chased down with a 12 oz curl

Yeah, rum is the reason I guess...

Hey, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world"

3 - Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes by Jimmy Buffett

"I didn't ponder the question too long;

I was hungry and went out for a bite.

Ran into a chum with a bottle of rum,

and we wound up drinkin' all night."

4 - Old Blue Chair by Kenny Chesney

"That chair was my bed one New Year's night

When I passed out from too much Malibu and Diet

And I woke up to a hundred mosquito bites, I swear

Got 'em all sittin' right there in that old blue chair"

5 - Castaway by Zac Brown Band

"Pour me another one

Make it a strong one

We're gonna have some fun tonight

Just like the other one

Make it a double rum

We're gonna castaway tonight"