[Verse 1] The octopus has 3 hearts And lives in caves below the sea Or in a beer can or a bath tub Or a puddle in the street Any fisherman can tell you When an octopus waves its arms It hypnotizes schools of fish All movement stops for miles Even the waves stand still All the witnesses have sworn And its impossible to resist The urge to jump overboard [Chorus] Thats why I try and stay away From seashore holidays But I know that no one has to know If I take an evening stroll Down to the end of the wooden peer Where the waters deep and cold [Verse 2] If I should see an octopus Lift its arms out of the sea Or see its shadow rising up Cross the rooftops above the streets Id follow those dancing limbs To the spinning edge of the sky Where all the boats fall off the world Into the octopuss eye [Chorus] Thats why I know I shouldnt go On a cruise across the sea But I know that no one has to know If I take an evening stroll Down to the end of the wooden peer Where the waters deep and cold Thats why I try and stay away From seashore holidays But I know that no one has to know If I take an evening stroll Down to the end of the wooden peer Where the waters deep and cold
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