Three Sheets to Kishkiyya · Track 44 · middle
Making Water
VOLUME II — the sudden, urgent pilgrimage to the BATHROOM. The idiom and the song's title hook: "Making Water". Its true history: Old nautical/English — the old-fashioned, weary, dignified phrase. Render this beat of the night as the band's affectionate, funny, celebratory tribute — the idiom itself is the chorus hook.
Lyrics
[Intro] Well, the bar clock says it’s a quarter past one And the bottom of the pint is dry Got a pressure building down in the hull Underneath a buzzing light I’m standing up slow like a merchant marine With the floorboards pitching around Gotta walk that long dark corridor back Where the porcelain echoes sound [Chorus] I’m making water, boys Just like the English ship logs in 1627 used to tell When the wooden vessels were taking on sea And the bilges were starting to swell Yeah, I’m making water It’s a dignified, weary routine Pumping it out to keep from going down On this sticky linoleum seam [Verse 2] There’s a line of sailors waiting their turn Shifting their boots in the hall We don't talk much 'bout the ocean we drank Just staring a hole in the wall It’s a noble tradition of the sovereign fleet To stand at the edge of the brink And return all the golden ale you took Right back to the porcelain rim [Chorus] I’m making water, boys Just like the English ship logs in 1627 used to tell When the wooden vessels were taking on sea And the bilges were starting to swell Yeah, I’m making water It’s a dignified, weary routine Pumping it out to keep from going down On this sticky linoleum seam [Bridge] Sometimes the ocean gets the best of a man Sometimes the stout is too deep You just lean your head on the cool tile paint And hope that the harbor is cheap [Outro] So blow the whistle and man the pumps My boots are heavy as lead Making water Just trying to navigate back to my friends Yeah, making water in the bathroom light Guess the ship's gonna survive the... Well, we'll see.