Karaoké The Swimming Song Loudon Wainwright III

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

Ho hee