Shark Fin Blues

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Yeah, standing on the deck, I watch my shadow stretch The sun pours my shadow upon that deck The water's lickin' 'round my ankles now There ain't no sunshine way, way down I see the sharks are in the water like slicks of ink Well, there's one there bigger than a submarine As he circles, I look in his eye I see Jonah in his belly by the campfire light [Verse 2] Oh, an albatross up in the windy lofts Yeah, he's beating his wings while he sleeps it off I hear the jettisoned cries from his dreams unkind Yeah, they're whipping my ears like a riding crop Well, the captain once as able as a fink dandy He's now laid up in the galley like a dried-out mink He's laying dying of thirst and he says, or I think "Well, we're gonna be alone from here on in" [Verse 3] Yeah, you're all my brothers and you have been kind But what were you expecting to find? Now your eyes turn inward, countenance turn blank And I'm floating away on a barrel of pain It looks like nothing but the sea and sky would remain [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] I say, na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na, hey Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na, hey [Verse 4] Yeah, a harpoon's shaft is short and wide A grappling hook's is cracked and dry I said, "Why don't you get down in the sea Oh, and turn the water red, man, like you want to be?" 'Cause if I cry another tear then I'll be turned to dust No, the sharks won't get me but they don't feel loss Just keep one eye on the horizon, man, you best not blink They're coming fin by fin until the whole boat sinks [Outro] Yeah, fin by fin Yeah, fin by fin Yeah, fin by fin Oh, fin by fin by fin by fin Hey, hey