i was a playin rock and roll in a local theater well i knew it had to happen to me sooner or later there was a foxy little lady dancing down in the front row i said honey can you meet me when i finish the next show there was somethin about the lady that really got to me she was down on my zipper tears a ripplin through me she said boy let me tell you if you re gonna give me good love start makin good love it s what you really got plenty of she told me now don t go near the water yeah if you can t swim the tide she told me now don t go near the water yeah if you can t swim the tide well let me tell you couldn t wait til the last song was over i had sixty nine ways i was really gonna show her so i took her to the dressing room and really got to it everything i thought i d show her well she already knew it but i looked at my watch it was time for me to go i said honey got to stop or i ll be late for the next show she said there ain t no way i got to stop this good thing if you re gonna be a man you got to finish what you started she told me now don t go near the water if you can t swim the tide she told me now don t go near the water yeah if you can t swim the tide you got to stop it baby she told me now don t go near the water yeah if you can t swim the tide she told me now don t go near the water if you can t swim the tide she told me now don t go near the water yeah don t go near the water don t go near the water don t go near the water don t go near the water don t go near the water don t go near the water 