On Saturdays, the weather fine
We leave our games and toys behind
And set off to the waves beyond
The ocean’s playground where we belong

Into the blue, down at the bay
Under the sea let’s swim all day

Away away with sandy feet
Away away down to the beach
With watermelons and bread to eat
The sun above, the sea beneath

Away away to turquoise bays
Away for technicolor days
Away where time is never short
Away to brighter shores

Into the blue, down at the bay (into the blue)
Under the sea let’s swim all day

Away away to windy shoals
Where dinghies rock and kayaks roll
Diving under, snorkels high
In beds of kelp, the bubbles rise

Away away to turquoise bays
Away for technicolor days
Away where time is never short
Away to brighter shores

Into the blue

Octopus and bashful crays
Orca leap and rule the waves
Cats eyes wink, sting rays cruise
Neptune’s necklace, salty jewels

Away away to turquoise bays
Away for technicolor days
Away where time is never short
Away to brighter shores

Into the blue, down at the bay (into the blue)
Under the sea let’s swim all day (into the blue)
Into the blue with all of our friends
Under the waves that never end

We pack up as the sun goes down
Pockets full of the shells we’ve found
Behind us all the waves so blue
The ocean calls to me and you

© Claudia Robin Gunn