Dee Dee Ramone
Commotion In The Ocean
Standing In The Spotlight (1989)

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I am a surf nut, and the surf is up
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I'm headin' for Sunset Beach, it's not far not hard to reach
Where coconuts grow in palm trees, I can smell the breeze
Wanna ride the waves, I'm all excited about the surfin' craze

I packed a picnic lunch, I hope I find a bunch
Of fun and clean sand, I wanna get a suntan
I wanna ride the surf, at ninety miles an hour
Hope you don't get, get, sour

If you're freezing in New York, that I've followed the stork
And headed to the coast, to do what I love most

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  Commotion ii-ii-in the ocean

There by the water, that's where I saw her
A beautiful mermaid, and she was afraid
She had never seen, a human before
And she started pointin' at the shorts I wore                             !

The ones with the Hawaiian print, so bright she had to squint
What language are you speaking, you know I'm seeking
A way to learn to swim, so I can win
The Triple Crown Trophy, can you help me

'Cause I've read all the surfin' magazines
And I traded a bathing suit for my old blue jeans

  Commotion in the ocean  x 2

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{f♯ggg  x 3  ag}  x 2

A crowd began to gather, people asked whatsa matter
Should we get a lifeguard, amateurs should be barred
Something's going on, then everything went wrong
And in all the commotion, she jumped back in the ocean                    !

There went my mermaid so I followed the parade
To the hot dog stand, I am better off on land
Better leave the surfin', to the pros
Before a crab bites one of my toes

I've already got a sun burn when will I ever learn                        !
A lesson out of this, that I'm not a fish

  Commotion in the ocean  x 4

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