Blue Marlin Blues

I got the blue marlin blues

I got the blue marlin blues

I got the blue marlin blues

I got the blue marlin bluesI got the blue marlin blues

I got the blue marlin blues

I got the blue marlin blues

I got the blue marlin bluesFirst one off the dock, long before dawn

Headed to the blue water, won't take long

A box full of ballyhoo rigged just right

Still hurting from that party last nightThirty miles later, get the cold lines in

Scrambling 'round the cockpit thinking we're gonna win

Seven hours later, we still ain't caught a thing

The mood on this boat sure has changedI got the blue marlin blues from my hat to my shoes

I used to catch them in twos, no matter which bait I choose

How many more can I lose, it got me drinking the booze

I got the blue marlin bluesI had one swimming right behind my bait

I'm all lit up, man, I just couldn't wake

I picked up the rod, I put it in free spool

Thinking I'll shake these blue marlin bluesHe knocked it out of the clear and I fed him some line

I locked it up and I begin to whine

He came out of the water, spit the bait right at me

Then disappeared back into the seaI got the blue marlin blues from my hat to my shoes

I used to catch them in twos, no matter which bait I choose

How many more can I lose, it got me drinking the booze

I got the blue marlin blues