(E) I would (G) rather (A) be at (G) the (E) boathouse (G) (A) (G)
(E) Out (G) of (A) the (G) daily (E) grind (G) (A) (G)
(E) I'd (G) sooner be (A) down at (G) the (E) boathouse (G) (A) (G)
(E) What (G) a (A) way (G) to un(E)wind (G) (A) (G)
Now (A) I don't want to know how it (G) feels to be set back
So I'm (A) leaving here (G) on a one-way (E) track (G) (A) (G)

I'd rather be in mosquito alley, out of my right hand lane
You ought to see my mosquito tally, all that moves is fair game
Now I don't want to know how it feels not to be loose
So I'm leaving here on the first caboose
I'm leaving here on the first caboose

I (E) can't (G) sleep (A) by a (G) gentle (E) ocean (G) (A) (G)
I (E) can't (G) sleep (A) by a (G) water(E)fall (G) (A) (G)
I (E) can't (G) sleep (A) by a (G) lovely (E) river (G) (A) (G)
I (E) can't (G) sleep (A) (G),I (E) can't (G) sleep (A) (G) (E)

Dee dee dee, dee dee dee, dee dee dee dee

I would rather sleep at the boathouse, what more can I say
I'd sooner eat down at the boathouse, let it carry me away
Now I don't want to know how it feels to step aside
So I'm leaving here on a wicked ride

Or I could be back at the alehouse, with a flagon or two
A few blocks south of the jailhouse, with a hole in my shoe
Now I don't want to know how it feels to stop a truck
So I'm leaving here and wishing you good luck
I'm leaving here and wishing you good luck

I can't sleep by a peaceful ocean, I can't sleep by a waterfall
I can't sleep by a lovely river, I can't sleep, I can't sleep

Dee dee dee, dee dee dee, dee dee dee dee

I'd rather be in mosquito alley, keeping spiders in line
I'd sooner be down at the boathouse, what a way to unwind
Now I don't want to know how it feels not to be loose
So I'm leaving here on the first caboose
I'm leaving here on the first caboose

Dee dee dee, dee dee dee, dee dee dee dee