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
And in your belly, you hold the treasures few have ever seen
Most of ´em dream, most of ´em dream

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´, 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

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

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

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 uptown
I feel like I´ve drowned, gonna head uptown