Vetiver - The Swimming Song Lyrics






This summer I went swimming
This summer I might have drowned
But I held my breath, I kicked my feet
Moved my arms around
I moved my arms around

This summer I swam in the ocean
And I swam in a swimming pool
Salt my wounds, chlorine'd my eyes
I'm a self-destructive fool
Self-destructive fool

This summer I did the back stroke
And you know that that's not all
I did the breast stroke, the butterfly
And the old Australian crawl
The old Australian crawl

This summer I swam in a public place
And a reservoir to boot
At the latter I was informal
At the former I wore my suit
I wore my swimming suit

Oh, this summer I did swan dives
And jack-knives for you all
And once when you weren't looking
I did a cannon-ball
I did a cannon-ball

This summer I went swimming
This summer I might have drowned
But I held my breath, I kicked my feet
And moved my arms around
I moved my arms around





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  1. R.... M....

    please keep your song of the day coming!

  2. p.... p....

    Ya mismo voy a andar en mi longboard

  3. S.... M....

    lovely song 😭

  4. R.... C....

    Awesome, I never knew the Earl Scruggs version was a cover! This perfect

    R.... C....

    Ok so actually this is a Loudon Wainwright III song, which was then covered by Vetiver and Earl Scruggs (With Loundon back on vocals).

  5. �.... ....

    PINTAIL !

  6. M.... N....

    sooo geilll

  7. F.... T....

    Summer 2016!

  8. r.... o....

    17 people dont know how to swim

    r.... o....

    18 now. everyday another person doesnt learn to swim. for just .99 a day you can prevent this

  9. B.... ....

    Parenthood brought me here 4 years ago.... And I keep coming back

  10. L.... ....

    makes me want to ride my Pintail just think about it

  11. A.... L....

    This is rad

  12. A.... H....

    AM HAPPY supports this summer jam.

  13. J.... ....

    Ah short and sweet

  14. F.... O....

    this summer i went swimming

  15. C.... C....

     
    original skateboards brought me here

    C.... C....

    Hahaha yeah me too! it fits the longboard video so well!

  16. T.... ....

    best song ever

  17. A.... I....

    My taste of music brought me here.

  18. x.... ....

    original skateboards brought me here

  19. M.... W....

    loudon has a massive back catalogue check him out. the acid song is kind of similar.
    or try the hedgehog song by the old rope string band

  20. R.... M....

    Mad song

  21. f.... a....

    i like it's.

  22. C.... B....

    i think it means that wherever you go during the summer (or any other time), you're bound to have fun

  23. C.... B....

    this song takes me back to camp last July! gonna miss camp :(

  24. S.... ....

    Does anyone know the meaning of this song? Like I have my own idea I just wanna hear others!

  25. T.... Z....

    The Canadian group called The Great Lake Swimmers...

  26. j.... s....

    gret song with mp3 with longboard and downhill

  27. L.... M....

    Muito bom!!!!

  28. O.... ....

    Thank you! :D

  29. G.... S....

    nice profile picture the velvet underground :)

  30. T.... ....

    Umad douchefag?

  31. B.... ....

    burn. in. hell.

  32. c.... ....

    Loudon Wainwright III

  33. o.... l....

    very cool but who is the true singer

  34. r.... ....

    longboards are fucking gay

  35. r.... ....

    Anybody else goin boardin today? Think I might bomb a hill or 2

  36. b.... ....

    Yeah, Loudon Wainwright III, who wrote the song.

  37. A.... B....

    this song is the best to skate to! so chilled when your cruising down a nice hill.. cant beat that feeling. THUBMS UP FOR LONGBOARDERS!!

  38. J.... K....

    This is a cover, but it is a great cover at that

  39. G.... A....

    I love dubstep and this. Putting down one style of music is not the way to promote another.

  40. V.... Z....

    Buxton has an album called Nothing Here Seems Strange, check that out

  41. K.... B....

    Its realy inspire me about longboarding,

  42. i.... ....

    Or Loudon Waingwright III, who originally did this song (and it's an almost perfect copy of his version.)

  43. A.... C....

    Damn now i just have to go longboard. Thanks to whoever is in charge of the weather, god maybe, that today is a damn sunny day :D

  44. M.... ....

    im trying to... :(

  45. J.... J....

    Man this gives me a really bad urge to longboard :)

  46. g.... d....

    felice brothers

  47. c.... ....

    Try the Avett Brothers, Tallest Man on Earth

  48. J.... A....

    i love this song! can anyone recommend anything thats similar to this?

  49. 1.... ....

    Im guessing Longboard Pintails brought everyone here :)

  50. J.... H....

    longboarding ftw

  51. L.... ....

    what can i say? i like it!

  52. c.... ....

    new hero, this guy.

  53. I.... ....

    if this would be popular it would become mainstream, that would completely ruin it :)

  54. A.... G....

    This stuff should be popular, not dubstep.

  55. m.... ....

    isn't it funny how pintails video has 7 million views and this song only has 90 thousand views

  56. y.... h....

    So chill and peaceful

  57. a.... '....

    Original Longboards the best ;)

  58. P.... ....

    Check out Kate and Anna McGarrigle's version of this song. It was written by Kate's ex, Loudon Wainwright III. I'll bet that's where Vetiver learned it. I'd never heard of Vetiver before, but if this is typical, I'd like to hear more.

  59. p.... ....

    longboarding is fun and this song is so chill.

  60. J.... J....

    Umm, I stereo board...? :D

  61. G.... ....

    Like this if the Longboard Pintails video brought you here but you can't do any o that, basically you wanna try longboarding pronto <3

  62. T.... ....

    thumbs up if you found this without longboarding pintails.

  63. A.... D....

    longard pintails i <3 u for bringing me here

  64. T.... ....

    @musicfreeko ahahahah :D My sister longboards and she hates lil wayne ahahah :D

  65. r.... ....

    THUMBS UP IF U LONGBOARD

  66. J.... F....

    Is it me, or is this song wayyy to short?

  67. L.... H....

    how the hell did i get here??? i don't long board!!! I dirt bike!!! wtf!

  68. r.... ....

    THUMBS UP IF U LONGBOARD

  69. g.... ....

    this summer i went swimming and i was pretty high

  70. G.... ....

    @chickennugget882 Ikr i got one because of this song and that video

  71. m.... ....

    i found a girl who longboards and hates lil wayne.
    i'm going to marry her.

  72. S.... T....

    ORIGINAL SKATEBOARDS HAVE SO AWESOME SONGS !!! DAMN :)))) :D

  73. M.... D....

    Hah I can see the video only by listening to this song.

  74. n.... ....

    I met the dude that sang this :D

  75. W.... S....

    ORIGINAL<3

  76. R.... ....

    Ian Joe Dutch sent me here

  77. B.... ....

    Never mind, they covered it, and Thing Of The Past is all cover songs. Just seems like they were too faithful to the original version, instead of adding their own twist to it.

  78. B.... ....

    This is a Loudon Wainwright III song, and the vocals sound like a younger Loudon. If this is really Vetiver in fact, they just copied Loudon.

  79. N.... ....

    *listened to song*

    *Downloaded*

    *Added to "longboarding" playlist*

  80. m.... ....

    who else just watched Longboard Pintails

  81. s.... ....

    longboarding rules, thanks orignal for showing me this song lol

  82. C.... ....

    THE best summer song ever <3 All my friends got longboards too! Wait. What am I doing inside, PEACE <3

  83. P.... J....

    when i hear this song i wish me on my board♥

  84. l.... ....

    I have to try longboarding to this

  85. j.... w....

    one person is a cop.

  86. a.... ....

    @chickennugget882 DO IT I SWEAR YOU WONT REGRET IT AT ALL!!!!!! i did it n ive been longboarding for a half a year now n every time i go out longboarding its the best feeling ever.

  87. M.... ....

    4th time repeat.

  88. D.... L....

    @allgenresguitarguy i ate it today.. longboard is so fun.. even if without this music.. i stand up with a smile lol

  89. D.... L....

    @chickennugget882 u wont regret it.. lol.. even if u fall

  90. D.... L....

    @beckypics lol

  91. J.... D....

    Longboarding is the most freeing thing i have ever expierenced. <3 simply said, if you don't longboard, i don't see why. It feels like flying.

  92. M.... ....

    @allgenresguitarguy Amen

  93. w.... h....

    i ate it yesterday on my longboard while listening to my ipod.... hurt myself bad but this song came on and i jumped up and got right back to cruising. this song just makes u feel good and want to longboard!

  94. S.... ....

    i grab my pintail, ipod and jam this song as i cruz down the road<3

  95. J.... ....

    @UFCboy95 srry about that comment some1 was on my account

  96. L.... B....

    @xswizzyx21 Lol, they ruin it for everyone don't they. All good :)

  97. J.... ....

    @TheLaChLaN96 srry some1 was on my account.

  98. L.... B....

    @xswizzyx21 No thyankyou, that doesn't sound very pleasant.

  99. L.... B....

    @botJNR I was just thinking the same thing :L I would like to know of this "australian crawl"

  100. L.... B....

    @Pur3Pwnage101 I always feel a sense of freedom when longboarding. Thats why I love it :) But this song is amazing too :L