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
Watch the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam
And in your belly you hold the treasure that few have ever seen
Most of them dreams, most of them dreams
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
I've done a bit of smugglin' and 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
I have been drunk now for over two weeks
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
But I've got to stop wishin', got to go fishin' I'm down to rock bottom again
With just a few friends, just a few friends
I go for younger women, lived with several awhile
And though I ran away, they'll come back one day, I still could manage a smile
It just takes awhile, just takes awhile
Mother, mother ocean, after all these years I've found
My occupational hazard being, my occupation’s just not around
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
I feel like I've drowned