Swimming Song

( Loudon Wainright III)

This summer I went swimming This summer I might have drowned
But I held my breath, I kicked my feet 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, chlorined my eyes I’m a self-destructive fool
Self-destructive fool

(SOLO)

This summer I did the back stroke And you know that that’s not all
I did the breast stroke, 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

(SOLO)

Oh, this summer I did swan dives And jack-knives for you all
And once when you weren’t lookingI did a cannon-ball
I did a cannon-ball

This summer I went swimming This summer I might have drowned
But I held my breath, I kicked my feet And moved my arms around
I moved my arms around

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