Nibblin' on sponge cake

watchin' the sun bake

all of those tourists

covered with oil

Strummin' my six-string

on my front porch swing

smell those shrimp

they're beginnin' to boil

Wastin' away again

in Margaritaville

searchin' for my

lost shaker of salt

Some people claim that

there's a woman to blame

but I know

it's nobody's fault

I don't know the reason

I stayed here all season

nothin' to show but

this brand new tattoo

But it's a real beauty

a Mexican cutie

how it got here

I haven't a clue

Wastin' away again

in Margaritaville

searchin' for my

lost shaker of salt

Some people claim that

there's a woman to blame

now I think

hell, it could be my fault

I blew out my flip-flop

stepped on a pop-top

cut my heel had to

cruise on back home

But there's booze

in the blender

and soon it will render

that frozen concoction

that helps me hang on

Wastin' away again

in Margaritaville

searchin' for my

lost shaker of salt

Some people claim that

there's a woman to blame

but I know

it's my own damn fault

Yes and

some people claim that

there's a woman to blame

but I know

it's my own damn fault