well it s cold down here in the water it s cold down here in the sea who d be a channel swimmer only a fool like me i ve greased my body and i m heading over the ocean these two arms are the only locomotion i need see me swim and see me float i don t need no motorboat or a yacht to get me there i ll do the breaststroke and the backstroke i ll do anything i ll be swimming when you re all asleep i ll be swimming when you re all awake i ll do the sidestroke the other sidestroke i ll do the butterfly but i ain t gonna crawl on back to you no way  i see your face in every breaker i see your smile across the reef i came across the sea to take you don t make me out to be a thief you ll be dreaming when you re all asleep but i ll be drowning when you re all awake i did the breaststroke i did my best stroke i did everything but i ain t good enough cause it s cold down here in the water it s cold down here in the sea who d be a channel swimmer only a fool like me who d be a channel swimmer only a fool like me would forget he can t swim