Tom Paxton - Boat In The Water lyrics

Let's get this boat in the water With the oars where they oughta We'll roll down this river to the sea We'll sail off in the sunset To some place we ain't been yet Just to say that we've been there, you and me There are islands in the ocean You can't reach except by boatin' Where the coconuts and mangos fall from trees On the beaches soft as cotton All your troubles soon forgotten You can toss 'em up, loose 'em in the breeze Let's get this boat in the water With the oars where they oughta We'll roll down this river to the sea We'll sail off in the sunset To some place we ain't been yet Just to say that we've been there, you and me If we never make it back, hell, we won't care Just as long as we can say that we've been there If we want to see some more of We can sail to Bora Bora Where they say the fish are bitin' there all day And the natives one supposes Run around without their clothes You can feel your inhibitions slip away Let's get this boat in the water With the oars where they oughta We'll roll down this river to the sea We'll sail off in the sunset To some place we ain't been yet Just to say that we've been there, you and me Oh, we can say that we've been there, you and me