Shark Fin Blues

Standing on the deck I watch my shadow stretch The sun pours my shadow upon the deck The waters licking round my ankles now Well, there ain't no sun shine way way down I see the sharks in the water like slicks of ink well, there's one there bigger than a submarine and as he circles, I look in his eyes I see Jonah in his belly by the camp fire light See the albatross up in the windy loft Gets to beating his wings while he sleeps it off I hear the jettisoned cries from his dream unkind Get to whipping my ears like a riding crop Well, the captain once as able as a fink dandy Is now laid up in the galley like a dried out mink He's laying dying of thirst and he says or I think "We're gonna be alone from here on in" Well you're all my brothers And you have been kind But what were you expecting to find? Now your eyes turn inwards And your countenance turns blank And I'm floating away on a barrel of pain It looks like nothing but the sea and sky remains... Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah A harpoon's shaft is short and wide A grappling hook is cracked and dry I said, why don't you get down in the sea Turn the water red like you wanna be? Cos if I cry another tear I'll be turned to dust The sharks won't get me, but they don't feel loss Keep one eye on the horizon, man, you best not blink! They're coming fin by fin until the whole boat sinks! Fin by fin (Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah) Fin by fin by fin by fin (Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah) Fin by fin (Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah) Fin by fin by fin by fin (Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah) Outro Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Enjoy! :)