He singin' what is that sound? What is that noise?   I cannot figure it out for the life of me boys   Is it the coast guard or is it the wind?   Is it the mother ship comin' again?      Convicted on charges of supply and demand   He was unloadin' the American Dream   Caught in the middle of a bigger plan   It was a South American scheme      He is no smuggler he is a fisherman   All of his debts they're owed to the sea   Some call it justice but it just ain't right   This ain't live and let live and let be      He singin' what is that sound? What is that noise?   I cannot figure it out for the life of me boys   Is it the coast guard or is it the wind?   Or is it the mother ship comin' again?      Layin' in his cell and thinkin' 'bout Ulysses   How he picked up his oar and walked away from the sea   Until someone said you ain't from round here, are you?   And that's how far away he feels      He thinks of his wife and he thinks of his children   And thinks about 'em takin' his boat   He thinks about the killer in the bunk below   And he's tryin' to keep his hopes afloat      He singin' what is that sound? What is that noise?   I cannot figure it out for the life of me boys   Is it the coast guard or is it the wind?   Is it the mother ship comin' again?      He singin' what is that sound? What is that noise?   I cannot figure it out for the life of me boys   Is it the coast guard or is it the wind?   Is it the mother ship comin' again?