Nothin' Ventured, nothin' gained      His old time dentures pitted and coffee stained   Drove a milk truck for an outfit called Dairy Time   Till the cobwebs filled and clouded his mind   Something borrowed something blue   Rest assured her love was always true   They raised their sons in a place called Tomales Bay   Then Melanoma came and took her away   He doesn't worry but will often pine   The biggest obstacle   Is passin' time      He sold his house and bought a big ol' wood trawler   Now he drags the ocean to earn a square dollar      Nothin' Ventured, nothin' gained      The salty air helps to fade the pain   A simple man with a simple wish   Affable seas and an occasional load of fish      Nothin' Ventured, nothin' gained      Every now and then yer gonna get slapped    With a slab of rain      Nothin' Ventured, nothin' gained      Some die and leave their mark   Some just a stain      Nothin' Ventured, nothin' gained      One man's solitaire is a rosy palm    By any other name      Nothin' Ventured, nothin' gained      When all is said and done   The better of the deeds remain