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Kingdom of the Crab

from Only One Ocean by Banana Slug String Band

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    Dive in! Swim with us, alongside sea turtles and whales, on a musical odyssey into the Earth's one mysterious, marvelous – and precious – ocean.

    ONLY ONE OCEAN is 14 rockin’ new songs from the Banana Slugs all designed to inspire young people and their families to learn about and care for the ocean.

    Special guests include George Winston, Brett Dennen, Zach Gill & Grammy winners Victor Wooten and BeaSoleil avec Michael Doucet.

    Immediate download of Kingdom of the Crab in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
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Well, I like this little pool
But this life is pretty tough
Don’t get caught playing the fool
Because this gang is really rough

In order to survive
We have to pinch and grab
That’s how we stay alive
In the kingdom of the crab

Chorus:
Grab, grab, grab, grab
In the kingdom of the crab

This shell is called my carapace
Crustacea is my name
And I bet that you can guess
What is my claim to fame

Ya! It’s these pinchers that I close
So tightly when I grab
So don’t you go and stick your nose
In the kingdom of the crab

[Chorus]

Whatever we can eat
We’ll eat till we are through
Be it live or dead meat
Hey! We’ll eat each other too

Then back to a rock I hide
My pinchers armed to grab
Whatever comes in with the tide
In the kingdom of the crab

[Chorus]

When I grow, I molt my shell
It’s dangerous for me then
So I hide and wait a spell
Until my shell gets hard again

If an octopus comes my way
Then my pinchers they can’t grab
But that’s the price that we must pay (livin’ here)
In the kingdom of the crab

[Chorus]

I do my sideways walk
My eyes look all around
My sharp feet grip the rock
As the gulls come swooping down

So we run if we must
Hold on, hide or grab
Because there’s nothing you can trust
In the kingdom of the crab

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from Only One Ocean, released January 11, 2011

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Booty-shakin' music for kids ... or anyone 'young' enough to love this precious Earth!

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