The Swimming Song

Album: Attempted Mustache (1973)
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  • 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
    I moved my arms around

    This summer I swam in the ocean
    And I swam in a swimming pool
    Salt my wounds, chlorine my eyes
    I'm a self-destructive fool
    I'm a self-destructive fool

    This summer I did the backstroke
    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 jackknifes for you all
    And once when you weren't looking
    I did a cannonball
    I 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
    I moved my arms around

    Yeah hee! Writer/s: Loudon Wainwright III
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing, Spirit Music Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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