[Verse 1]


Nibblin on spo

nge cake, watc

hin the sun ba

ke, all of tho

se tourist cov

ered 
             
with oil.  Str

              
ummin my six s

              
tring, on my f

              
ront porch swi

    
ng, smell thos

e 
              
shrimp they're

             
 beginnin' to 

    
boil.


[Chorus]

            
Wastin away ag

             
ain in Margari

           
taville,   sea

             
rchin for my l

              
ost shaker of 

   
salt.
            
Some peolple c

              
laim that ther

            
e's a woman to

             
 blame, but I 


know, it's nob

ody's

fault.


[Verse 2]


Don't know the

 reason, I sta

yed here all s

eason.  Nothin

 to show but t

his 
             
brand new tatt

              
oo.  But it's 

              
a real beauty,

              
 a Mexican cut

    
ie, how it got

 here 
             
I haven't a cl

    
ue.


[Chorus]

            
Wastin away ag

             
ain in Margari

           
taville,   sea

             
rchin for my l

              
ost shaker of 

   
salt.
            
Some people cl

              
aim that there

            
's a woman to 

            
blame, now I t

hink, hell it 

could
      
be my fault.


[Verse 3]


I blew out my 

flip flop, ste

pped on a pop 

top, cut my he

el had to crui

se on 
             
back home.  Bu

              
t there's booz

              
e in the blend

              
er, and soon i

              
t will render,

 
 that
              
frozen concoct

              
ion that helps

             
 me hang on.


[Chorus]

            
Wastin away ag

             
ain in Margari

           
taville,   sea

             
rchin for my l

              
ost shaker of 

   
salt.
            
Some people cl

              
aim that there

            
's a woman to 

            
blame, but I k

now, it's my o

wn 
           
damn fault.  Y

             
es and, some p

             
eople claim th

             
at there's a w

       
oman to blame,

 and 
             
I know, it's m

           
y own damn fau

lt.