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Standing On My Head

from Only One Ocean by Banana Slug String Band

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    What ocean creature stands on its head?

    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 Standing On My Head in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
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STANDING ON MY HEAD

At the rocky shore the ocean waves break night and day
That’s why I fasten to a rock so I won’t wash away
I put my feet out in the tide so I can be well fed
I’m a barnacle, a barnacle. I’m standing on my head.
He’s a barnacle, a barnacle he’s standing on his head.

When the tide is low, I hide safe inside my shell
And when the tide is high, my twelve legs, they serve me well
To filter feed, my legs must be free to move around
I’m a barnacle, a barnacle, and I live upside down.
He’s a barnacle, a barnacle and he lives upside down.
Me six limey plates will grow. I molt and get bigger too
But I don’t like that blimey whelk. It can force its way right through
But me mates are all around. We cling to whales or crabs or docks
I’m a barnacle, a barnacle. My head’s glued to a rock.
He’s a barnacle, a barnacle. His head’s glued to a rock.

I close up my operculum when I am high and dry
But I take some water with me to stay moist while I’m inside
I wait for the tide return. It happens twice in every day
I’m a barnacle, a barnacle. I’m always flipped this way.
He’s a barnacle, a barnacle. He’s always flipped this way.

In my youth I was a plankton. Now no longer do I roam
A sedentary life I now am settled in my home
My cirri bring my food to mouth like little feathered hands
I’m a barnacle, a barnacle, in a lifelong headstand.
He’s a barnacle, a barnacle, in a lifelong headstand

I’m hermaphroditic. I could give birth, you see
Or I might fertilize my friend who’s stuck there next to me
No antenna and no eyes, I’m blind. No need to see or feel
I’m a barnacle, a barnacle, my head below my heels.
He’s a barnacle, a barnacle, his head below his heels.

Lobster, shrimp and crab, they are crustaceans. So am I
But I’m proud that I am different and by now you should know why
If you see them trying to be like me then probably they’re dead
I’m a barnacle, a barnacle, my feet above my head.
He’s a barnacle, a barnacle, his feet above his head.

If you go a-walking by the shore and rolling sea
Kick your feet up in the air and you can be just like me
You can take a new perspective if you do as I have said
You’ll be a barnacle, a barnacle, standing on your head.
You’ll be a barnacle, a barnacle, standing on your head.

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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!

"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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