Sitting on a houseboat off the coast of Islamorada with a book that showed all the fish that were native to the area.We wanted to see how many of the fish we could fit into one song. We did not get them all!

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Sitting on a houseboat off the coast of Islomarada with a book that showed all the fish that were native to the area.We wanted to see how many of the fish we could fit into one song. We did not get them all!

Living On A Houseboat

Words: Charles MacConnach
Music: Charles MacConnach

Verse 1

Barracuda and the Manta Ray
Blue Crabs, Stone Crabs, Green Moray
Flying Fish and the Red Snapper
Don't put paper in the boat crapper

Verse 2

Holy Mackerel there's an Albacore
Sailfish, Swordfish, Man-O-War
Sea Trout, Weakfish and Wahoo
Pigfish, Grunts and Croakers too

Chorus

Living on a houseboat mighty fine
Fred will pull your anchor line
Going to shore you know we hate
But we need more gas, beer and bait

(more bait!)

Verse 3

Glowing worms and Anemones
Pelicans in the Mangrove trees
Got to anchor it's getting late
Spiney Lobster good on the plate

Verse 4

Blowing sunset on the old Conch shell
Catfish, Minnows and the Jack Crevall
Dolphins surfing across our bow
Don't get drunk and kill the old Sea Cow

Repeat Chorus
Verse 5

Coastal charts, dead reckoning
Snook won't bite and Jellyfish sting
Bonefish, Tarpon and Ballyhoo
Jewfish, Bluefish and Grouper too

Verse 6

Parrotfish and the Pompano
Shrimp and Scallops and fish that blow
Anchor on the coral and you go to jail
And they'll feed your ass to a Killer Whale

Repeat Chorus