I met a man, sailor man, with an island tan down in MexicoSitting there, fish are everywhere, biggest one this year, couldn't let him goI said, hey man, what's your secret? He said, I'll tell you if you say you'll keep itYou can throw out a lime, but you can't make him biteYou can drop a lime in your Corona lightBut you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morningAnd get to sippin' on the dock of the bay, just watchin' that tide roll inYeah, life's sweeter than a margarita, so you better get to pourin'Cause you can't drink all dayIf you don't start in the morningOh, start in the morningYeah, you can build you a big ol' castle in the sandDo a backflip off a catamaranYou can bust your ass for a couple hundred grandBut that ain't gonna make you richYou can get you a hammockYou can get you a hammockYou can swing on between two palm treesSenorita, you can lean on's all you needBut you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morningAnd get to sippin' on the dock of the bay, just watchin' that tide roll inYeah, life's sweeter than a margarita, so you better get to pourin'Cause you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morningOh, start in the morningOh, start in the morningThe glass is half full the way I see itDrink it, it's on the houseYou can take it or leave it or pour it outBut you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morningAnd get to sippin' on the dock of the bay Just watchin' that tide rollin'Yeah, life's sweeter than a margarita So you better get to pourin'Cause you can't drink all day If you don't start in the mornin'Oh, start in the mornin' Yeah, you gotta start in the mornin'Yeah, we gonna start in the mornin'