Sharkfin Blues

Standing on the deck watching my shadow stretch
The sun pours my shadow upon the deck
The waters licking round my ankles now
There aint no sunshine way way down
I see the sharks out in the water like slicks of ink
Well, theres one there bigger than a submarine
As he circles I look in his eye
I see Jonah in his belly by the campfire light
See the albatross up in the windy lofts
He gets to beating his wings while he sleeps it off
I hear the jettisoned cries from his dreams unkind
Gets to whippin my ears like a riding crop
The captain once as able as a fink dandy
Hes now laid up in the galley like a dried out mink
Hes laying dying of thirst and he says or I think
Well, were gonna be alone from here on in
Well you are all my brothers, and you have been kind
But what were you expecting to find?
Now your eyes turn inwards, countenance turns blank
And Im floating away on a barrel of pain
It looks like nothing but the sea and sky remain
I sing na na nana nananana na
Na na nana nananana na
A harpoons shaft is short and wide
A grappling hooks is cracked and dry
I said, why dont you get down in the sea
Turn the water red like you want to be?
Cause if I cry another tear Ill be turned to dust
No the sharks wont get me they dont feel loss
Just keep one eye on the horizon man, you best not blink
Theyre coming fin by fin until the whole boat sinks
Fin by fin
Fin by fin
Fin by fin by fin by fin