Lyrics Shark Fin Blues - Missy Higgins

Shark Fin Blues

Standing on the deck, I watch my shadow stretch
The sun pours my shadow upon the deck
The water’s licking 'round my ankles now
There ain’t no sunshine way, way down
I see the sharks are in the water like slicks of ink
Hell, there’s one there bigger than a submarine
As he circles, I look in his eye
I see Jonah in his belly by the campfire light
Oh, an albatross up in the windy lofts
Yeah, he’s beating his wings while he sleeps it off
I hear the jettisoned cries from his dreams unkind
Yeah, they’re whipping my ears like a riding crop
Well, the captain once as able as a fink dandy
He’s now laid up in the galley like a dried-out mink
He’s laying dying of thirst and he says, or I think
«Well, we’re gonna be alone from here on in»
Yeah, you’re all my brothers and you have been kind
But what were you expecting to find?
Now your eyes turn inward, countenance turn blank
And I’m floating away on a barrel of pain
It looks like nothing but the sea and sky would remain
I say, na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na
Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na, hey
Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na, hey
Yeah, a harpoon’s shaft is short and wide
A grappling hook’s is cracked and dry
I said, «Why don’t you get down in the sea
Oh, and turn the water red, man, like you want to be?»
'Cause if I cry another tear then I’ll be turned to dust
No, the sharks won’t get me but they don’t feel loss
Just keep one eye on the horizon, man, you best not blink
They’re coming fin by fin until the whole boat sinks
Yeah, fin by fin
Yeah, fin by fin
Yeah, fin by fin
Oh, fin by fin
By fin by fin
Hey, hey