"Muddy Water" Lyrics

It's hot, it's mean
Summer to me
Green grass won't last
Sky blue, me too
Helicopter flying over
Shark bait, shark bite
Cover up sunburns
Leather skin, heat stroke

Make the dash across the amber coals to meet the sea
So cold it freezes me
My teeth are chattering
Give me over to the river
My place that loves me
Gum leaves and tea trees
The river is immortal

I'm parched, I'll cark
The salty spray arrests
No amount of bottled water could bottle the stress
I think I'll stop breathing and sink
I'm a boy, I'm not a buoy
I'm paralysed, I'm paranoid
Out of my element

I prefer the muddy water
I prefer the muddy water
I prefer the muddy water
I prefer the muddy water

It's hot, it's mean
The beach to me
Green grass won't grow
Sky blue, me too
I don't care for cricket
And I don't care for waves
I don't care for amour propre or sandy bays

So I will jump into the river when you jump into the sea
And feel the hungry fishes come to nibble at my feet
I'll lay upon the driftwood underneath the willow tree
And let the muscle men on the beach bask in vanity

I shall choose this life for me
Anyway, any day, anyway, any day, anyway

I prefer the muddy water (I prefer the muddy water)
I prefer the muddy water (I prefer the muddy water)
I prefer the muddy water (I prefer the muddy water)
I prefer the muddy water (I prefer the muddy water)