Mother mother ocean
I have heard you call
Wanted to sail upon your waters
Since I was three feet tall
You've seen it all
You've seen it all
Watched the men who rode you
Switch from sails to steam
In your belly
You hold the treasures
Few have ever seen
Most of 'em dream
Most of 'em dream
Yes I am the pirate
Two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder
There's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late
Arriving too late
I've done a bit of smugglin'
I've run my share of grass
I made enough money
To buy Miami
But I ****** it all away so fast
Never meant to last
Never meant to last
And I have been drunk now
For over two weeks
I passed out and I rallied
And I sprung a few leaks
But I got to start wishin'
Got to go fishin'
Down to rock bottom again
Just a few friends
Just a few friends
I go for younger women
Lived with several for awhile
But I ran 'em away
They'd come back for a day
Still could manage to smile
Just takes a while
Just takes a while
Mother mother ocean
After all the years I've found
Occupational hazard
Be occupation's
Just not around
I feel I've drowned
Gonna head out of town
I feel I've drowned
I'm gonna head out of town