The Swimming Song

Song The Swimming Song
Artist Loudon Wainwright III
Album The Squid and the Whale

Lyrics

[00:12.78] This summer I went swimming
[00:15.23] This summer I might have drowned
[00:17.96] But I held my breath, I kicked my feet
[00:20.51] And moved my arms around
[00:23.37] I moved my arms around
[00:25.91] This summer I swam in the ocean
[00:28.40] And I swam in a swimming pool
[00:31.21] Salt my wounds, chlorined my eyes
[00:33.55] I'm a self-destructive fool
[00:36.29] I'm a self-destructive fool
[00:38.96]
[00:51.52] This summer I did the back stroke
[00:54.10] And you know that tha's not all
[00:56.62] I did the breast stroke, the butterfly
[00:59.34] And the old Australian crawl
[01:01.88] The old Australian crawl
[01:04.53] This summer I swam in a public place
[01:07.16] And a reservoir to boot
[01:09.73] At the latter I was informal
[01:12.40] At the former I wore my suit
[01:15.23] I wore my swimming suit
[01:18.88]
[01:30.43] This summer I did swan dives
[01:32.95] And jack-knives for you all
[01:35.64] And once when you weren't looking
[01:38.21] I did a cannon-ball
[01:40.83] I did a cannon-ball
[01:43.31] This summer I went swimming
[01:45.98] This summer I might have drowned
[01:48.56] But I held my breath, I kicked my feet
[01:51.24] And moved my arms around
[01:53.94] I moved my arms around
[01:57.26]