[Verse 1]

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

[Chorus 1]

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

[Verse 2]

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

[Chorus 2]

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

[Verse 3]

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

[Chorus 3]

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

[Outro]

Yes, and some people claim that there's a woman to blame

And I know it's my own damn fault