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 blues

I got the blue marlin blues

I got the blue marlin blues

I got the blue marlin blues

I got the blue marlin blues

First 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 night

30 miles later, get the cold lines in

Scrambling 'round the cockpit thinking we're gonna win

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

The mood on this boat sure has changed

I 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

I 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 blues

He 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 sea

I 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