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Intro
Verse 1
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
Verse 2
Watched the men who rode you
switch from sails to steam
And in your belly you hold the treasures
few have ever seen
Most of 'em dream
Most of 'em dream
Verse 3
Yes, I am a 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
Verse 4
I've done a bit of smugglin'
I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami
but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last
Never meant to last
Verse 5
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 stop wishin', got to go fishin'
Down to rock bottom again
Just a few friends
Just a few friends
Instrumental
Verse 6
I go for younger women
Lived with several awhile
Though I ran 'em away
They'd come back one day
Still could manage to smile
Just takes a while
Just takes a while
Verse 7
Mother, mother ocean
After all the years I've found
My occupational hazard being
my occupation's just not around
I feel like I've drowned
Gonna head up town
I feel like I've drowned
Gonna head up town
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