This summer I went swimming 
 This summer I might have drowned 
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet 
 And I threw my arms around 
 And I threw my arms around 
    This summer I did the swan dive 
 And jack knife for you all 
 And once when you weren't looking 
 Well I did a cannon ball 
 I did a cannon ball   
 This summer I swam in the ocean 
 And I swam in a swimming pool 
 Salt in my wounds, chlorine in my eyes 
 I'm a self-destructive fool 
 I'm a self-destructive fool   
 The summer I did the backstroke 
 And you know that that's not all 
 I did the breaststroke and the butterfly 
 And the old Australian crawl 
 And the old Australian crawl   
 This summer I swam in a public place 
 And a reservoir to boot 
 At the latter I was informal 
 And the former I wore my suit 
 Yes I wore my swimming suit   
 This summer I went swimming 
 This summer I might have drowned 
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet 
 And I threw my arms around 
 And I threw my arms around.