A PIRATE LOOKS AT FORTY
Jimmy Buffett


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Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
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Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
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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 treasure that few have ever seen
Most of them dream, most of them 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

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 stop wishin', got to go fishin'
I'm down to rock bottom again
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
And still can manage a smile
It just takes a while, just takes a while

Mother, mother ocean, after all these years I've found
My occupational hazard been my occupation's just not around
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown