[Verse 1]
Small boat rocking where the blue waves roll
Paper map folded in a plastic bowl
Pirate hats tilted, tied beneath our chins
Big wide grins because the day begins
[Pre-Chorus]
No schedule calling, no reason to rush
Salt on our shoulders, charcoal in the brush
You point toward the island, I steer us around
And every little splash becomes our favorite sound
[Chorus]
Together on this little boat
Laughing till the whole thing rocks
Pirate hats to guard our heads
From the blazing afternoon
Together on this little boat
Best kind of trouble that we’ve got
When the grill is getting hot
We know the day is far from through
[Verse 2]
Cooler full of lemonade and melting ice
You caught a fish, then let it go—very nice
Someone brought a speaker, someone brought a kite
Someone brought a joke they’ve told a hundred times
[Pre-Chorus]
The sun keeps climbing, but we don’t complain
We shade our noses with a folded paper crane
Smoke curls upward as the onions start to sing
And every friend is passing everything
[Chorus]
Together on this little boat
Laughing till the whole thing rocks
Pirate hats to guard our heads
From the blazing afternoon
Together on this little boat
Best kind of trouble that we’ve got
When the grill is getting hot
We know the day is far from through
[Bridge]
Raise your cup, ahoy, hooray
Let the tide carry us away
One more story, one more bite
Keep this perfect day in sight
[Final Chorus]
Together on this little boat
Laughing till the whole thing rocks
Pirate hats and sun-warm skin
Nothing better could begin
Together on this little boat
Barbecue and skies of blue
Days like this are made for you
And me and everyone we know
[Outro]
Ahoy, ahoy, the afternoon
Ahoy, ahoy, beneath the sun
Ahoy, ahoy, the grill burns bright
These are the days we keep for life