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There’s more water than land on this big round ball
We’re the Banana Slug boys; we want to talk to you all
It’s a def ocean jam; it’s a hang-ten rap
Watch the waves as the pelicans flap
Check out the tidepools, bend down low
The animals there put on a radical show
More colors than the rainbow, more action than the mall
Open year round summer, winter spring, fall

Chorus:
Learn about it
Learn about it, love it, keep it clean
Learn about it
This fragile, blue wave machine

We have a little of the ocean, the beach and the bay
Rocky shore, kelp forest, and the estuary
These are the homes of many living things
A list of which I will sing
Sea star, urchins, turbin snail
Sea lions, seal and the humpback whale
Turtles, dolphins, shore birds too
Octopus and otters, to name a few
[Chorus]

Under the ocean, there’s also plants
And I’ll teach you about them if you give me a chance
They attach to rocks or they float free
The start of the food chain in the sea
Shelter, food, and oxygen
Plants are where all life begins
Algae, plankton, kelp does grow
It’s a living garden for the animals below
[Chorus]

You’ve been there before, you played in the sand
You love this place and I can understand
Jump in the water, run and play
With the wind in your face and the ocean spray
Build your castle, walk down the shore
Watch the pelicans fly and you’ll know there’s more
There’s music and magic, sync into the beat
Listen to the ocean -- you’re in for a treat
[Chorus]

I’m the M.C. with the mike, I’m the Nature Man
If you believe what I rhyme, you will give me a hand
When I see a wave crash, I feel emotion
If we work together, we can save Mother Ocean
The ocean is important in every way
And there’s one last thing I’ve got to say
Learn about it, love it, keep it clean
This fragile blue wave machine
[Chorus]


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Written by Banana Slug String Band
www.BananaSlugStringBand.com

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from Slugs at Sea, released January 1, 1991

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

"The best thing about Banana Slug String Band albums? An adult can listen to them [i]almost[/i] as many times as the kids want them played and not experience an urge to strangle a purple dinosaur.
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