The old man Santiago didn't catch a fish for days He returned unhappy and was pretty damn ashamed He talked to his grandson Manolin about this one last mood Manolin thinks to himself "This is grandpa's groove" So on the 85th day of his unlucky streak He caught a marlin, draggin' forth his boat down the stream Santiago's friends, they caught the fish with his harpoon The marlin thought to himself "This is grandpa's groove" Pa-pa-pa-pa-da-pa, da-pa-pa-da-pa Umm, da-pa-da-buh-di-buh Yeah, this is grandpa's groove Everyone, they were screaming out "That was grandpa's groove" So on the 85th day of his unlucky streak He caught a marlin, draggin' forth his boat down the stream Santiago's friends, they caught the fish with his harpoon The marlin thought to himself "This is grandpa's groove" The marlin died a bloody death, lounging in the sharks They attacked the fisherman but couldn't kill this spark When he came home with the skeleton of the marlin as his proof Everyone was screaming out "This is grandpa's groove" Pa-pa-pa-pa-da-pa, da-pa-pa-da-pa Umm, da-pa-da-buh-di-buh Yeah, this is grandpa's groove Pa-pa-pa-pa-da-pa, da-pa-pa-da-pa Umm, da-pa-da-buh-di-buh Yeah, this is grandpa's groove Ooh-la-la-la, la-lam-tee-dam Yeah, grandpa got those moves And everyone were screaming out "This is grandpa's groove" (hey) Pa-pa-pa-pa-da-pa, da-pa-pa-da-pa Umm, da-pa-da-buh-di-buh Yeah, this is grandpa's groove Ooh-la-la-la, la-lam-tee-dam Yeah, grandpa got those moves And everyone were screaming out "This is grandpa's groove"