Intro: A A D A E D
Verse 1:
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I was floatin? on the sea, when out of nowhere;
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a head popped up from the water, couldn?t help but stare
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He was a daffy motherfucker, floatin? on the water;
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and I caught the next wave and didn?t think about it further.
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When I turned back around, and paddled out back
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He was a splishin? and splashin? like he was takin? a bath!
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O hey there bird! Swimmin? with me
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O hey there bird! Out in the sea
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Sharks and the jellies got no problem with me
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Out here we?re free! Whooooooaaah
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Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Ohh
Interlude: A A D A E D
Verse 2:
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So, it wasn?t very long until I realized,
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this bird couldn?t swim; I could see it in his eyes.
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So, I paddled on over, slid my board under, and he hopped on.
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Hang on brother, we?re headed in,
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Just a few more minutes, you?ll be flying in the wind!!
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O hey there bird! Swimmin? with me
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O hey there bird! Out in the sea
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Sharks and the jellies got no problem with me
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Out here we?re free! Whooooooaaah
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Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Ohh
Verse 3:
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Waves passing under; things are goin? smooth.
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Where the waves break, we?re comin? up to and a
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Big peak is comin?, better hold on tight;
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?cause we?re catching a ride, or an unexpected flight!
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But if we beat the odds, and make it back in,
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we can hang on the beach until you fly again!
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O hey there bird! Swimmin? with me
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O hey there bird! Out in the sea
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Sharks and the jellies got no problem with me
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Out here we?re free! Whooooooaaah
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Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Ohh
Verse 4:
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Cruised past the breakers now we?re walking on shore;
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I?m strolling on the beach with this bird up on my board.
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People lookin? at us like they?ve, never seen a surfing fowl!
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And dryin? his feathers, safely on shore
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Quoth that thankful raven, ?I?ll surf nevermore!?
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O hey there bird! Swimmin? with me
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O hey there bird! Out in the sea
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Sharks and the jellies got no problem with me
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Out here we?re free! Whooooooaaah
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Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Ohh