Abney Park Fix The Boat Or Swim Lyrics

(Well what's in the river(?) knew(?) this(?) for tonight?) (Does it? Does it?)

You've got to fix the boat Or get out and swim You don't sit there, bitching, sinking Clean up that mess you're in!

Don't waste another minute With your howls and moans You don't do yourself no favors Pick up those lazy bones

When your river's run its course The jungle vines are thick When the native beastie's hungry Better pick a larger stick

Don't stand on deck bemoaning All that you might lose When the crocodiles are hungry Now's not the time to snooze

When your river's run its course The jungle vines are thick When the native beastie's hungry Better pick a larger stick
You can't stand on deck bemoaning All that you might lose When the crocodiles are hungry It's not the time to snooze

You've got to fix the boat Or get out and swim Don't sit there, bitching, sinking Clean up that mess you're in!

Don't waste another minute With your howls and moans You don't do yourself no favors Pick up those lazy bones

(Next week, Pat O'Malley will be back at the swing pool with another original Syncopated Travelogue.)