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1. |
Phantom Rider
06:41
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A PHANTOM RIDER ROAMS THE SEA
HIS EIGHT ARMS OPEN WIDE
HE POUNCES ON HIS PREY
AND SUCKS THE FLESH INSIDE
IF YOU'RE A CRAB OR A SHRIMP
YOU'RE BOUND TO BE HIS MEAL
WITH HIS BEAK EMBEDDED IN YOUR FLESH
IMAGINE HOW YOU'D FEEL
JET PROPULSION THROUGH THE OCEAN
KICKIN' OUT THE JAMS
HYPNOTIZIN' PARALYZIN'
DEADLIER THAN UNCLE SAM
OFF THE COAST OF ST. AUGUSTINE
OUT IN THE ATLANTIC
A LADY OCTOPUS
IS FEELING SO ROMANTIC
LUCRECIA MCEVIL CHANGES
THE COLOR OF HER SKIN
WHEN SHE WRAPS HER ARMS AROUND YOU
THAT'LL BE YOUR FINAL SIN
JET PROPULSION THROUGH THE OCEAN
KICKIN' OUT THE JAMS
HYPNOTIZIN' PARALYZIN'
DEADLIER THAN UNCLE SAM
SEVENTY THREE MEN SAILED OFF
ON A MYSTERY SHIP
TRIPPIN' ACROSS THE WATER
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE
THEY SAY A GIANT OCOPUS
THAT PHANTOM OF THE SEA
CRUSHED THE SHIP AND EAT THE MEN
AND SWAM OFF HAPPILY
JET PROPULSION THROUGH THE OCEAN
KICKIN' OUT THE JAMS
HYPNOTIZIN' PARALYZIN'
DEADLIER THAN UNCLE SAM
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Jibberfish
05:20
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OH MY SUPERFICIAL PEAR TRICK SUZY
APPLE OF MY FISH-EYE
SEES THROUGH FRACTURED BREAKERS
OF CLOCK MAKERS AND THEIR WIVES
MY ANLOG CALCULATOR'S
INCUBATED CRIES
CAPTURES THE CACKLING CROWS
PLASTERED AGAINST THE SKY
AS THE EASTERN WINDS GROW LIGHTER
WE ADJUST OUR TULIP SAILS
HEAD IN THE DIRECTION
OF THE SWIMMING OF THE WHALES
MARTHA LOGS THE BOOK
PUTS THE KETTLE ON FOR TEA
WE SEE THE PORPOISE JUMPING
ON THE SURFACE OF THE SEA
MISGUIDED AFFECTION
AND CURIOSITY
PALE CALLUS FINS SRI LANKA
UNIVERSITY
THE CAPTAIN OF THE MINNOW
IS LOST IN THE DEBRE
WITH A HEAD LIKE A LOAF OF BREAD
AND TEETH LIKE GARY BUSEY
AS THE WESTERN WIND KICKS UP
IT'S KATY BAR THE DOOR
WE HEAR THE VOICE OF
MOTHER WHALE
CREAKING LIKE A DOOR
THREE THOUSAND HERTZ OF PANIC
FROM SONAR FREQUENCY
IT'S CATCHER AND BANZI
DEATH UPON THE SEA
Jibber Jabber
Another Whale Cadaver
Washed Up On The Shore
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Janet, Mermaid Queen
05:08
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SHE'S THE SIREN OF THE SEA
AND SHE AIN'T NO MANATEE
SHE'S GOT SEAWEED IN HER TEETH
SHE'S A MERMAID CAN'T YOU SEE
SHE HAS PEARLS AND SHELLS
HUNG AROUND HER NECK
LIVING IN THE BELLY
OF AN OLD SHIP WRECK
WITH A PRETTY FACE AND A FLOPPY TAIL
I LOVE THAT FEMME FATALE
SHE SWIMS FASTER THAN A SHARK
SINGS LIKE A MEDOW LARK
AND HER SISTER JOINS RIGHT IN
SINGIN' JANET JULIAN
SHROUDED ANGELS ON A PIECE O'LAND
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
WITHOUT A BAND
IT'S A COLD HARD FACT SPIT & SHINE
EVERY TIME WE SAY GOOD BYE
SOMEBODY CALL ME AN ANGEL
I'M UP DECEPTION CREEK
I NEED SOMEONE WHO'S BETTER
WHO'LL BRING ME A ROSE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK
SHE'S THE SIREN OF THE SEA
AND SHE'S WAITING THERE FOR ME
A BRUSH FISH IN HER HAND
PAINTING ON THE SAND
SHE CAN'T STAY ON LAND TOO LONG
JUST ENOUGH TO SING A SONG
A JANE SIBERRY MELODY
WITH THE WINGS OF DESIRE
SOMEBODY CALL ME AN ANGEL
I'M UP DECEPTION CREEK
I NEED SOMEONE WHO'S BETTER
WHO'LL BRING ME A ROSE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK
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Chinese Wax Job
04:46
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SILVER SURFER
ON THE WATER
GOLDEN SUN AND SEA
HE'S A MARVEL
BENDS THAT MARBLE
HALEIWA TO WAIKIKI
RIDIN' A BREAKER
SHOOTIN' A CURL
HE'S A MAGIC MAN
FLASHIN'A PEACE SIGN
AS HE FLIES THRU THE AIR
TO A COSMIC POWER LAND
OLD GOAT BOATERS
SPONGE BOB FLOATERS
KOOKS AND SHARK BAIT KIDS
BUTT WAGGLERS - DICK DRAGGERS
WEARIN' TAGGED BILLABONG LIDS
DOUBLE BUBBLE
OIL AND TROUBLE
OUT ON THE BRINY DEEP
DAVEY JONES LOCKER
MONKEE SUN BLOCKER
NEPTUNE'S PITCHFORK REEF
HE'S GYMNASTIC
FOUR FANTASTIC
HELICOPTER RIDES
A TUBE TORNADO
SMASHED TOMATO
JETS OFF TO THE OTHER SIDE
BUTT WAGGLERS - DICK DRAGGERS
WEARIN' TAGGED BILLABONG LIDS
DUCK DIVIN'
JUST SURVIVIN'
TURTLE ROLL IN A BOWL
ENDS UP WITH A
CHINESE WAX JOB
AT HIS FAVORITE WATERING HOLE
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Coral Sea
04:05
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OCEANS OF LOVE
DESERTS OF HATE
COD FISH BONES
ON A DEAD MAN'S PLATE
YO HO HO
AND A BOTTLE OF RUM
BATTLE IN THE CORAL SEA
YELLOW TAIL CLOWN
TRIGGER FISH
EYES IN FOCUS
CAN'T BE MISSED
BUTTERFLIES AND PARROTS TOO
SNAPPERS RIGHT
IN FRONT OF YOU
CARNIVORES ARE FEEDING ON
CEPHALOPODS
WHILE ADMIRAL NIMITZ
GUNS ARE TRAINED
FOR A JAPANESE BARRAGE
+4 CORAL SEA - CORAL SEA
DVD
HISTORY'S A FUNNY THING
THE WINNER
ALWAYS GET'S THE RING
THE LOSER
GETS HIS HEAD CHOPPED OFF
AND EATEN WITH A LEMON
THE STONE FISH
SITS IN AMBUSH
WAITING FOR HIS PREY TO COME
BUT WITH THE SUN
THE SHARK ATTACKS
CRUSHING IT WITH HIS TEETH
CARNIVORES ARE FEEDING
ON MULLUSK - SHRIMP AND CRAB
WHILE THE NAVY - LIKE THE GOAT FISH
WILL EAT ANYTHING YOU HAVE
+4 `CORAL SEA - CORAL SEA
DVD
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6. |
The Asian Girls
05:40
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7. |
Midnight On The Water
07:54
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WHEN HAPPINESS IS BACK IN STYLE
WE WILL SAIL THE EMERALD SEA
WHERE THE SUN SHINES LIKE A GOLDEN TOOTH
IN THE MOUTH OF EXTACY
WE WILL TIP OUR GLASSES
ON THE DECK
AND TOAST TO WHAT WENT WRONG
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
IN THOSE SLIPPERY DAYS
AND COULDN'T HOLD OUR TONGUES
YOU LOOKED LIKE DEBRA KEER BACK THEN
AND I WAS YOUR BURT LANCASTER
WE THOUGHT OUR LOVE
WOULD CERTAINLY LAST
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
NOW IT'S A HOLIDAY
AT OCEANSIDE
WITH GIRLS IN THEIR BIKINIS
THEY'VE LONG FORGOT
ABOUT THE BOMB
THAT WAS DROPPED
THEY'RE DRUNK ON DRY MARTINIS
I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE THAT WAY
YOU HAD THOSE HAWAIIAN EYES
ON 77 SUNSET STRIP
YOU TURNED THE HEADS
OF ALL THE SURFER GUYS
YOU LOOKED LIKE DEBRA KEER BACK THEN
AND I AS YOUR BURT LANCASTER
WE THOUGHT OUR LOVE
WOULD CERTAINLY LAST
FOM HERE TO ETERNITY
*Tag-Midnight on the water
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8. |
Get In The Game
03:52
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I WAS DRIVIN' MY BEATER
DOWN TO TAMPA BAY
TO HEAR SOME MUISIC
LORD HAVE MERCY
WHEN A BIG STAR
CAME ON THE RADIO AND SAID
"I'M STAYIN' RIGHT HERE IN JERSEY"
HE SAID, "I'M NOT PLAYIN' LIVE
IN THAT ORANGE BOWL STATE
UNTILL THEY CHANGE THE LAWS
THAT I HATE"
TO HELL WITH THE FANS
WHO BOUGHT ME MY LIMO
THEY CAN JUST DOWN LOAD ME
NO PROBLIMO
WHAT IF MARTIN LUTHER KING
NEVER WENT ON A MARCH
AND DYLAN NEVER WENT TO SELMA
AND WOODY GUTHRIE NEVER SANG
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
AND LOUISE NEVER RODE WITH THELMA?
SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA SWIM WITH THE SHARKS
STOP HANGIN' OUT WITH THE GROUPERS
BE A BIG DOG FISH
AND USE YOUR BARK
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THOSE
POOPER SCOOPERS
HAVE A BIG ROCK SHOW
YELL GERONIMO!
ATTACK EVIL WHERE IT GROWS
SHOW THE WORLD THAT SOCIAL JUSTICE
JUST IS NOT ANOTHER ONE
OF YOUR POSES
GET IN THE GAME
AND CHANGE THE PLAYS
STOP ACTIN' LIKE A DAMN CHEERLEADER
HIT THOSE DRUMS
FROM INSIDE THE CIRCLE
LIKE MARY- PAUL AND PETER
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9. |
Big Mouth Humper
04:18
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IN WARM HAWAIIAN WATERS
AS CLEAR AS CAN BE
HUMPBACK WHALES ARE SINGING
THEIR WINTER REVERIE
HAUNTING REVERBERATIONS
ARE CHANGING EVERY YEAR
LIKE THE BEATLES AND BEETHOVEN
ARE DIFFERENT TO THE EAR
THERE ARE SOLOS AND DUETS
TRIOS AND CHORUSES
NEVER IN UNISON
INTERWEAVING VOICES
CONSTANTLY ARRANGING
AND CHANGING THEIR SONGS
SPREADING NATURE'S BEAUTY
AS THEY SWIM ALONG
BUBBLES - BUBBLES- BUBBLES
BUBBLE NET
LIKE AN UNDER SEA SPIDER
SPINNING IT'S WEB
SMALL FISH AND KRILL
ARE BOBBIN' ABOUT
POPPIN' RIGHT INTO
A GIANT'S MOUTH
OH HEAR THE GRUNTS
THE ROARS AND BELLOWS
CREAKS AND WINES
THEY'RE SUCH SOCIAL FELLOWS
ARE WE KILLING THEM WITH KINDNESS
LOVING THEM TO DEATH
FOLLOWING SO CLOSE
THEY CAN'T TAKE A BREATH?
POLLUTION HAS REPLACED
THE DEADLY HARPOON
WHO CONTROLS THE OCEAN
MAN OR THE MOON?
NATURE IS MORE POWERFUL
THAN ANY SCIENCE TEST
AS WHALES ARE SWIMMING NORTHWARD
TO GET SOME REST
BUBBLE - BUBBLE - BUBBLE
OIL IS TROUBLE
FOR MR. BARNACLE BILL
IT'S INNER SANCTUM
FOR THE PLANKTON
POPPIN' RIGHT INTO
A GIANT'S MOUTH
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10. |
Stand My Ground
03:52
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WHEN OTHER PEOPLE SEE JUST WORDS
A MUSE FLIES IN LIKE A THUNDERBIRD
AND I HEAR MELODY
WHEN I DIP MY TOES IN THE OCEAN GREEN
PIRATE GHOSTS INVADE THE SCENE
I FEEL HISTORY
SO I STAND MY GROUND
WHEN THE WAVES COME IN
UNTIL MY FEET TURN INTO SPONGE
WITH SO MANY COLORS IN THE SEA
HOW CAN WE CHOOSE JUST ONE?
WHEN DYLAN SANG OF EMMITT TILL
THROWN OFF A BRIDGE AGAINST HIS WILL
I SHED TEARS OF RAGE
AND ALL THE SALT IN THE DEAD SEA
AND ALL THE WHITE PEPPER FROM QUANG TRI
CAN'T ERASE THAT BITTER TASTE
SO I STAND MY GROUND
AS THE WAVES COME IN
UNTIL MY FEET TURN INTO SPONGE
WITH SO MANY COLORS IN THE SEA
HOW CAN WE CHOSE JUST ONE?
WHILE SAILING ON THE SEA OF HEARTBREAK
CAN YOU FIND THE STRENGTH
WHEN ALL HOPE IS GONE
WISHIN' - HOPIN' - PRAYIN'
LIKE AN OLD BURT BACHARACH SONG
BUT IF THE CAPTAIN IS A JUNKY
THE FIRST MATE MUST BE A NURSE
BUT DON'T GET ON BOARD
IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD
ANOTHER FAMILY CURSE
SO I STAND MY GROUND
AS THE WAVES COME IN
UNTIL MY FEET TURN INTO SPONGE
WITH SO MANY COLORS IN THE SEA
HOW CAN WE COOSE JUST ONE?
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11. |
Piney Jane
04:16
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IF YOU FIND A MERMAID
HANGIN' ON THE WALL
TAKE HER HOME FOR COFFEE
YOUR FRIENDS WILL BE ENTHRALLED
THEY'LL SAY, "HEY! WHERE'D YA GET HER?"
YOU'LL SAY, "JANET JULIAN
PAINTED HER WITH LOVE
ON THIS PIECE OF TIN"
SHE'S NO NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK
NO LOST RAFT UPON THE SEA
YOU CAN FIND HER LITTLE SISTER
AT THE BATHTUB GALLERY
TREAT HER LIKE AN ANGEL
DANCE IN HER MAGIC LIGHT
SHE WILL FLIP HER TAIL AND THANK YOU
IF YOU TREAT HER RIGHT
*PINEY JANE - SHA LA LA
PINEY JANE - SHA LA LA
TAKE HER OUT FOR BREAKFAST
TAKE HER OUT FOR TEA
DOWN TO ALABAMA
WITH A BANJO ON HER KNEE
OH SHE'S THE SWEETEST LITTLE WONDER
YOU EVER DID SEE
WHEN SHE DOES THE HULA
ON THE BEACH AT WAIKIKI
SHE'S NO NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK
NO LOST RAFT UPON THE SEA
YOU CAN FIND HER LITTLE SISTER
AT THE BATHTUB GALLERY
* PINEY JANE - SHA LA LA
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12. |
Dinah Shore
04:15
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DINAH WOULDN'T GET HER BIKINI WET
POSING IN THE SUN
WITH HER PINK BARRETTES
HER HAIR STREAKED GREEN
FOR ANY FREAK - TOTAL OPPORTUNITY
BLUEBEARD'S IN THE OCEAN
TRYIN' TO CATCH A WAVE
ONCE HE WAS A BALD SCRI LANKAN GALLEY SLAVE
FOR THE RICH AND FAMOUS
HE'D WASHED THEM POTS AND PANS
NOW IT'S CAVIAR FOR DINNER
LOBSTER NUREMBERG MAN!
FOR THEM MILLIONAIRE NAZIS
WITH THE SPRAY ON TAN
GIVE 'EM AN INCH
AND THEY'LL TAKE A MILE
FLASHIN' THOSE FAKE
PORCELAIN SMILES
IT'S ANOTHE GRITTY DAY
ON THE BARBWIRE COAST
WITH POPPY MONTGOMERY
AND THAT WOMAN FROM GHOST
WE DID NOT HAVE SEX
JUST LIKE BILLY BOY SAID
BUT THEY GOT THIER HANDS DIRTY
IN THE POTTERY SHED
WELL, GIVE ME HALF A SECOND
AND I'LL TELL YA MORE
BOUT THE SUNKEN SHIP PARTY
WE HAD DOWN ON THE SHORE
IT WAS ASSES AND ELBOWS
BEFORE IT GOT MELLOW
BEACH BLANKET BINGO
LIKE ANNETTE FUNICELLO
IT WAS A GALLA PARTY
SHIRLEY SHOT THE CURL
DINAH GOT PREGNANT
AND BLUEBEARD HURLED
BUT NO ONE COULD HELP
POOR RONDA THAT NIGHT
WHEN HER DADDY
TOOK HER T-BIRD AWAY
IT WAS CAVIAR FOR DINNER
LOBSTER NUEREMBERG MAN!
FOR THEM MILLIONAIRE NAZIS
WITH THE SPRAY ON TAN
GIVE 'EM AN INCH
AND THEY'LL TAKE A MILE
FLASHIN' THOSE FAKE
PORCELAIN SMILES
IF YOU'RE EVER DOWN VERO BEACH WAY
STOP IN AND SAY, "HI"
CAUSE THAT'S WHERE I STAY
LIVIN' WITH DINAH AND BLUEBEARD TOO
WE GOT A SPARE ROOM
AND IT JUST FOR YOU
* Dinah is there anyone fina
Oh Dinah come and blow your horn
Dinah is there anyone fina
Oh Dinah blow your horn
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Bazza Portland, Oregon
BAZZA HAS WRITEN AND RECORED OVER 7 THOUSAND SONGS 1963-2017
AVERAGING 10 ALBUMS A YER SINCE 1989
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