[Verse 1 – Female Voice – Marilyn] Morning light in the office hall Accounting files stacked tall Numbers rising week by week Premium tuna shipments peak One strange client caught my eye Forklift Yacht Club listed by Weekly payments sent their way Forty cases every week [Verse 2 – Male Voice – Executive] Forklift Yacht Club… never heard Name alone sounds quite absurd Did you call them to verify Why they’re paid in fish supply? [Verse 3 – Female Voice – Marilyn] Yes sir, I called the listed phone Late at night, they answered alone But the man who took the line Did not seem… the organized kind [Verse 4 – Male Voice – Executive] Meaning? [Verse 5 – Female Voice – Marilyn] First he called the place “Fly Club” Like the name was something else Then he asked if we make tuna Or just count the cans ourselves [Verse 6 – Male Voice – Executive] He questioned your company? [Verse 7 – Female Voice – Marilyn] Every answer circled back Questions stacked on questions asked Like he’d never used a phone Or spoken to someone unknown [Verse 8 – Male Voice – Executive] Did he explain their operation? [Verse 9 – Female Voice – Marilyn] Not directly, though he tried Said the docks were “captained” inside Two captains run the place at night Moving pallets out of sight [Verse 10 – Male Voice – Executive] Captains. [Verse 11 – Female Voice – Marilyn] Yes sir, that’s the word he chose Like a ship with cargo rows Except the ocean seemed to be A warehouse logistics company [Verse 12 – Male Voice – Executive] And Gary? [Verse 13 – Female Voice – Marilyn] I asked for Gary near the end He wondered if Gary “sent the cans” Or if Gary steered the ship Before the call was quickly clipped [Bridge – Male Voice – Executive] Forklift Yacht Club… tuna trade Weekly payments… invoices paid Something odd is happening there And I intend to learn who’s steering where [Outro – Female Voice – Marilyn] Should I call again tonight? [Final – Male Voice – Executive] No… not yet. If they run forklifts like ships at sea… Let’s see who answers next time.
