2nd Length (Our Swimmer)

Displaying an interest in forward propulsion

Our swimmer glides with no actual motion

The stroke he's using needs timing and skill

The effect is graceful, but the progress is nil

Neither backwards or forwards, it’s part of the thrill

The element he performs in is perfectly still

No problems with friction, it's easy for him

It is what he was born to, to swim and to swim

He turned head or tail, tail in head

He thinks that this movement will get him ahead

Leaden-limbed, his state becomes alarming

Progress expected, not forthcoming

The effect is graceful, but the progress is nil

It is what he was born to, to swim and to swim

And to swim, and to swim, and to swim

And to swim, and to swim, and to swim

Swim, and to swim, and to swim, and to swim

Swim, and to swim, and to swim, and to swim

(And to swim, and to swim, and to swim...)