Beautiful Swimmers
Jimmy Buffett
(4x)
Marilyn Monroe did a night shoot in a pool
Posing naked for a Playboy spread
She was old, but she still was cool
When they wrapped right after midnight
And the crew went to the bar
Norma Jean just did the backstroke
Like she was reaching for a fallen star
Chorus:
Beautiful Swimmers
Know how to move
Slidinâ cross the water like a steel guitar
Beautiful Swimmers stay in the groove
Riding constant currents near and far
Standing in a tidal pool
Just east of Baltimore
Watching little blue crabs
Navigate the eastern shore
Every bayou stream and river
In time runs to the sea
Every tadpole, flounder, and softshell
Feels the choreography
Theyâre all Beautiful Swimmers
They know how to move
Sneaking past the draggers and the oyster bars
Beautiful Swimmers just feel the groove
Painting liquid brush strokes like Renoir
I miss my dorsal fin
I canât explain
Iâm a big fish out of water
Dwelling on the coastal plain
Now If I was as rich as the Aga Khan
I tell you what I would do
Buy every man, woman, and child on this planet
A mask and a snorkel too
Then Iâd lead the wild migration
Destination Waimea Bay
Then weâd splash our way around the world
Life is just a water ballet
Come on you Beautiful Swimmers
Who know how to move
Letâs glide across the water like a steel guitar
Beautiful Swimmers stay in the groove
Catching constant currents near and far