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John Mellencamp – Under the Boardwalk (1986) | Track profile | Dork

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Rough Harvest
Under the Boardwalk

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John Mellencamp

Under the Boardwalk

Release date: 1986

From Rough Harvest

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About This Track

"Under the Boardwalk" is a track by John Mellencamp, from the album Rough Harvest, released 1986. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp

Lyrics

Under the Boardwalk

[Verse 1]

When the sun beats down

Melts the tar on the roof, yeah

And your shoes get so hot

You wish your tired feet were fireproof

[Chorus]

Under the boardwalk

Down by the sea, yeah

On a blanket with my baby

Is where I'll be

[Post-Chorus]

(Under the boardwalk) And we'll be out of the sun

(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun

(Under the boardwalk) People walking above

(Under the boardwalk) We could be falling in love

Under the boardwalk, boardwalk

[Verse 2]

From the park you can hear

The happy sound of a carousel

You can almost taste the hot dogs

French fries they sell

[Chorus]

Under the boardwalk

Down by the sea, yeah

On a blanket with my baby

Is where I'll be

[Post-Chorus]

(Under the boardwalk) Hey we'll be out of the sun

(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun

(Under the boardwalk) People walking above

(Under the boardwalk) Yeah, we could be falling in love

Under the boardwalk, boardwalk

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]

Under the boardwalk

Down by the sea, yeah

On a blanket with my baby

Is where I'll be

Under the boardwalk

Down by the sea, yeah

On a blanket with my baby

Is where I'll be

On a blanket with my baby

That's where I'll be

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Track details

From Rough Harvest

1986

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Album

John Mellencamp

Release year

1986

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