Don't Go Near the Water

Song ratings

Rating	Comments	Author	Date
	If you have the Twofer CD Sunflower / Surf's Up, then you have the surreal experience of hearing the Beach Boy's paean to "Cool Cool Water" giving way to this minor-key warning to "Don't Go Near the Water"! It may have been wise to insert a bonus track between the albums (my recommendation would have been "Loop de Loop Flip Flop..."). "Don't Go Near the Water" marks the beginning of a short-lived burst of songs with an environmental message from the Boys. Not the most memorable offering from Mike Love and Alan Jardine, but the piano in this song features a rather spooky and memorable sound.	Bruce Beatlefan	November 17, 2008

Lyrics

Don't go near the water
Don't you think it's sad
What's happened to the water
Our water's going bad

Oceans, rivers, lakes and streams
Have all been touched by man
The poison floating out to sea
Now threatens life on land

Don't go near the water
Ain't it sad
What's happened to the water
It's going bad

Don't go near the water
Don't go near the water

Toothpaste and soap will make our oceans a bubble bath
So let's avoid an ecological aftermath
Beginning with me
Beginning with you

Don't go near the water
To do it any wrong
To be cool with the water
Is the message of this song

Let's all help the water
Right away
Do what we can and ought to
Let's start today

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