Oh, it's lyin' time again, 'cause I've been fishin'
I can see you don't believe me in your eyes
I did not catch the one that I was wishin'
So it won't be long before I'm tellin' lies

Yes they say that Absinthe makes a drink that's stronger (stronger)
And you'll need one as you hear my tale of woe
Think of great white sharks but just a whole lot longer (longer)
It sank my boat and ate my partner Joe

Yes it's lyin' time again, but please believe me
'Cause the one that got away still makes me cry
So big that years from now I'll still be grieving
'Bout the fish, not Joe, though he was quite a guy

Now I never hooked a fish that fought me harder (harder)
And I've never lost a partner once before
I'm boat-less now, and Joe became a martyr (martyr)
Though I thank the stars I out-swam him to shore

Oh, it's lyin' time again, yes I'm a con-ster
But the re-al story makes me look insane
'Cause Joe got ate by that old Loch Ness Monster, oh yeah now
And I just got married to his widow Jane
(Yes I just got married to his widow Jane)