-6 7 7 -8 8 7 -6 7 -8 8 Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
7 7 -8 7 -6 7 -8 7 -6 Wanted to sail upon your waters
-5 7 7 -7 -6 6 since I was three feet tall
5 6 -6 -4 -6 -6 -6 6 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 p***** it away so fast Never meant to last, never meant to last
8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 7 7 7 I have been drunk now for over two weeks
7 8 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 7 7 I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
-8 7 7 -6 7 -8 7 7 -6 7 -8 7 But I got to stop wishin', got to go fishin'
7 7 -6 7 7 -7 -6 6 I'm down to rock bottom again
5 6 -6 -4 -6 6 -6 6 Just a few friends, just a few friends
verse 5. 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 6. Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I've found My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
4 5 6 -6 -4 6 6 -6 -6 6 I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown