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The Nervous Wreck Of Edna Fitzgerald Lyrics by Camille West

Mother Tongue

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We sailed away from Huntington Bay
And the waters were calm as could be-oh
On our new cabin cruiser, the first time we used her
'twas just the family and me-oh
And my husband stood proud in his new captain's hat
Using words like ahoy there and- crap like that
So we took the kid and Cleo our cat
And set outt o conquer the sea-oh
Everyone loved it but Clee-oh
And it's yo ho over the seas
The salt and the spray and the cool ocean breeze
Pass me a bottle of Perrier please
This is the life for me-oh
'
The tranquility three miles out to sea
Suddenly came to an end-oh
When the kid started saying "No way am I staying
I'd rather be playing Nintend-oh"
And the captain cried "Ho there, you little snot
I paid fifty grand for this family yacht
You're going to enjoy yourself, like it or not
So you'd better learn how to pretend-oh"
(We all caught the man's innuend-oh)
And it's yo ho over the seas
The salt and the spray and the cool ocean breeze
Pass me a bottle of Dramamine please
This is the life for me-oh
My husband the captain was checking the charts
While the cruiser was burning up fu-el
And the kid threw the cat in, trolling for sharks
He called it a project for schoo-el
I reached down to pull the cat in by the tail
When I smelled what I held my complexion went pale
And so I lost my lunch over the rail
The kid thought the whole thing was coo-el
Mama was not feeling too well
And it's yo ho over the seas
The salt and the spray and the cool ocean breeze
Pass me a bottle of Valium please
Is this the life for me-oh?
We ran out of fuel by mid-afternoon
And the clouds were moving in fast-er
And the captain did say, "There's no more Perrier"
Which made it a total disast-er
With hardly a warning it started to pour
And we drifted 'til we reached the New Jersey shore
Never thought I'd be glad to see Jersey before
As I cursed at the weather forcast-er
Tried to steer the ship, but we crashed her
No more yo ho over the seas
The salt and the spray and the cool ocean breeze
Pass me a bottle of cyanide please
This is no life for me-oh
I'm back in my condo, the cruiser's a wreck
My husband is spending the insurance check
On something for dry land or I'll break his neck
'Cause this is the life for me
For me
Yo ho
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Camille West

Camille West

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