Three weeks dry and the work is hard
Keepin’ our watch and a-standin’ guard
Then a flash of green and a silver scale
And the whole damn crew goes chasin’ tail

Chasin’ tail!
Chasin’ tail!
We’re gonna die and we’re chasin’ tail!
Pour the rum and fill the glass
Watch the pretty siren pass
Stomp the deck and hoist the sail
Everyone is chasin’ tail!

She’s circlin’ round with a wicked grin,
Drawin’ us close, lurin’ us in!
She rides that swell and she looks so fine,
But she’s huntin’ to sink this ship of mine!

Chasin’ tail!
Chasin’ tail!
The wind is up and we’re chasin’ tail!
Pour the rum and fill the glass
Watch the pretty siren pass
Stomp the deck and hoist the sail
Everyone is chasin’ tail!

The Captain roared, “I’ve seen her kind!
She’ll drag you down if you lose your mind!”
He slammed the wheel and he barked at the sea,
“You’ll get no tail… if youre sailin with me!”

Chasin’ tail!
Chasin’ tail!
The wind is up and we’re chasin’ tail!
Pour the rum and fill the glass
Watch the pretty siren pass
Stomp the deck and hoist the sail
Everyone is chasin’ tail!

So back to the rope and the salt and the groans,
Back to the ache in our backs and bones!
The siren’s gone but the wind don’t fail,
And we’ll damn sure die if we’re chasin’ tail!

Chasin’ tail!
Chasin’ tail!
The wind is up and we’re chasin’ tail!
Pour the rum and fill the glass
Watch the pretty siren pass
Stomp the deck and hoist the sail
Everyone is chasin’ tail!

There’s trouble ashore and there’s trouble at sea,
Trouble in every port waitin’ on me…
I swear I’d quit, but I know I’ll fail,
Nothing makes trouble like chasin tail


Chasin’ tail!
Chasin’ tail!
We’re back in port and we’re chasin’ tail
Pour the rum and fill the glass
Did you see that wench’s ass?
Raise some hell and go to jail
Every man is chasin’ tail!

Chasin’ tail

Chasin’ tail!
Chasin’ tail!
The wind is up and we’re chasin’ tail!
Pour the rum and fill the glass,
Watch the pretty siren pass!
Stomp the deck and hoist the sail,
Every man is chasin’ tail!