Story Behind The Song

many times hooking up with blue marlin only to lose it after long battle, story about the frustration and blues of losing one after long battle

Song Description

fishing for blue marlin

Lyrics

BLUE MARLIN BLUES

We were leaving out of port eades one day, some guys from Venice were showing the way
We headed south in search of a line, some headed east and left us behind
It wasn't long before we had the lines out, the boat up ahead was hooked up no doubt
Moments later fishing around a drill, we have a marlin on oh what a thrill
My blood pressure rising as he jumps in the air, hop he doesn't jump off we've all been there
Just about the time we have things under control, the line goes limp and we all go cold

Blue marlin blues, a thing they call paying your dues
Call it what you want to when it happens to you
Remember the blue marlin blues

Well the boat up ahead has broke the line, we're both on the radio starting to wine
Another drill ahead we're heading that way, all we ask for is another shot today
We've been trolling for hours getting bored you know, then comes that sound get read to go
Well half the spools gone and she's still peeling, I'm backing down hard and the anglers a reeling
She jumps, greyhounds my angler starts to wine, she's at the back of the boat, a ton of grass on the line
She takes a dive down as the angler screams and cries, it's a fight between them, hope nobody dies

Blue marlin blues

Three hours later I heard my angler say, I can't take it anymore is it another way
Tighten the drag try to reel is what I say, one of you is going to loose this fishing day
It wasn't long before we knew who would win, broke the line swam away marlin blues begin

Blue marlin blues
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