The Swimming Song

Lyrics

This summer I went swimming
 This summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
 And I moved my arms around
 Moved my arms around
 This summer I swam in the ocean
 And I swam in a swimming pool
 Salt my wounds, chlorined my eyes
 I'm a self destructive fool
 I'm a self destructive fool
 ♪
 This summer I did the back stroke
 And you know that that's not all
 I did the breast stroke and the butterfly
 And the old Australian crawl
 The old Australian crawl
 This summer I swam in a public place
 And a reservoir to boot
 At the latter I was informal
 At the former I wore my suit
 I wore my swimming suit, yeah
 ♪
 This summer I did swan dives
 And jack knives for you all
 And once when you weren't looking
 I did a cannonball
 Did a cannonball
 This summer I went swimming
 This summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
 And I moved my arms around
 Moved my arms around
 ♪
 Hey!
 
 This summer I went swimming
 This summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
 And I moved my arms around
 Moved my arms around
 This summer I swam in the ocean
 And I swam in a swimming pool
 Salt my wounds, chlorined my eyes
 I'm a self destructive fool
 I'm a self destructive fool
 ♪
 This summer I did the back stroke
 And you know that that's not all
 I did the breast stroke and the butterfly
 And the old Australian crawl
 The old Australian crawl
 This summer I swam in a public place
 And a reservoir to boot
 At the latter I was informal
 At the former I wore my suit
 I wore my swimming suit, yeah
 ♪
 This summer I did swan dives
 And jack knives for you all
 And once when you weren't looking
 I did a cannonball
 Did a cannonball
 This summer I went swimming
 This summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
 And I moved my arms around
 Moved my arms around
 ♪
 Hey!
 
 This summer I went swimming
 This summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
 And I moved my arms around
 Moved my arms around
 This summer I swam in the ocean
 And I swam in a swimming pool
 Salt my wounds, chlorined my eyes
 I'm a self destructive fool
 I'm a self destructive fool
 ♪
 This summer I did the back stroke
 And you know that that's not all
 I did the breast stroke and the butterfly
 And the old Australian crawl
 The old Australian crawl
 This summer I swam in a public place
 And a reservoir to boot
 At the latter I was informal
 At the former I wore my suit
 I wore my swimming suit, yeah
 ♪
 This summer I did swan dives
 And jack knives for you all
 And once when you weren't looking
 I did a cannonball
 Did a cannonball
 This summer I went swimming
 This summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
 And I moved my arms around
 Moved my arms around
 ♪
 Hey!
 
 This summer I went swimming
 This summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
 And I moved my arms around
 Moved my arms around
 This summer I swam in the ocean
 And I swam in a swimming pool
 Salt my wounds, chlorined my eyes
 I'm a self destructive fool
 I'm a self destructive fool
 ♪
 This summer I did the back stroke
 And you know that that's not all
 I did the breast stroke and the butterfly
 And the old Australian crawl
 The old Australian crawl
 This summer I swam in a public place
 And a reservoir to boot
 At the latter I was informal
 At the former I wore my suit
 I wore my swimming suit, yeah
 ♪
 This summer I did swan dives
 And jack knives for you all
 And once when you weren't looking
 I did a cannonball
 Did a cannonball
 This summer I went swimming
 This summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
 And I moved my arms around
 Moved my arms around
 ♪
 Hey!
 
 This summer I went swimming
 This summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
 And I moved my arms around
 Moved my arms around
 This summer I swam in the ocean
 And I swam in a swimming pool
 Salt my wounds, chlorined my eyes
 I'm a self destructive fool
 I'm a self destructive fool
 ♪
 This summer I did the back stroke
 And you know that that's not all
 I did the breast stroke and the butterfly
 And the old Australian crawl
 The old Australian crawl
 This summer I swam in a public place
 And a reservoir to boot
 At the latter I was informal
 At the former I wore my suit
 I wore my swimming suit, yeah
 ♪
 This summer I did swan dives
 And jack knives for you all
 And once when you weren't looking
 I did a cannonball
 Did a cannonball
 This summer I went swimming
 This summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
 And I moved my arms around
 Moved my arms around
 ♪
 Hey!
 

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Song Details

Duration
02:27
Key
9
Tempo
93 BPM

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