Muddy Water

[Verse 1: Stu Mackenzie]

It's hot, it's mean, summer, to me

Green grass, won't last, sky blue, me too

Helicopter flying over shark bait, shark bite

Cover up, sunburn, leather skin, heatstroke

Make me dash across the amber coals to meet the sea

So cold it freezes me, my teeth are chattering

Give me over to the river, my place that loves me

Gum leaves and tea trees, the river is immortal

I'm parched, I'll cark the salty spray arrests

And no amount of bottled water, could bottle the stress

I think I’ll stop breathing and sink, I'm a boy, I'm not a buoy

I'm paralyzed, I'm paranoid, out of my element

[Refrain: Stu Mackenzie]

I prefer the muddy water

I prefer the muddy water

I prefer the muddy water

I prefer the muddy water

[Verse 2: Stu Mackenzie]

It's hot, it's mean, the beach, to me

Green grass, won't grow, sky blue, me too

I don't care for cricket, and I don’t care for waves

And I don't care for amour propre or sandy bays

So, I'll jump into the river when you jump into the sea

I feel the hungry fishes come to nibble at my feet

I lay upon the driftwood underneath the willow tree

And let the muscle men on the beach, bask in vanity

[Bridge: Stu Mackenzie]

I shall choose this life for me

Any day, anyway, any day, anyway, any day, anyway

[Refrain: Stu Mackenzie]

I prefer the muddy water

I prefer the muddy water

I prefer the muddy water

I prefer the muddy water

[Instrumental Break]

[Refrain: Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith]

I prefer the muddy water (I prefer the muddy water)

I prefer the muddy water (I prefer the muddy water)

I prefer the muddy water (I prefer the muddy water)

I prefer the muddy water (I prefer the muddy water)

I prefer the muddy water (I prefer the muddy water)

I prefer the muddy water (I prefer the muddy water)

I prefer the muddy water (I prefer the muddy water)

I prefer the muddy water ⁣⁣⁣⁣