Story Behind the Song
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Lyrics
MY FOLKS THEY WANTED ME
A GRADUATE TO BE,
TO FINISH AT THE VERY BEST OF INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOLS.
BUT WHERE I PUT MY VOTE
WAS TO LIVE MY LIFE AFLOAT,
AND SO I DODGED AND WEAVED AND DUCKED THEIR RULES!
EACH PLACE I WENT IN TOW,
I'D FIND ANOTHER BEAU,
IF WITH THE BEAU CAME BOAT AND SAIL AS WELL!
INSTEAD OF SITTING CLASSES,
WE'D BE SIPPING GLASSES,
LAUGHING WHILE WE'RE DANCING ON THE SWELL.
(MY FOLKS THEY WANTED ME
A GRADUATE TO BE,
BUT ALL I EVER WANTED WAS TO SAIL, MYSELF, AT SEA.)
NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANT,
BUT EVERY PLACE I WENT,
SOME INTERNATIONAL CRISIS OR DISASTER RAISED ITS
HEAD.
ATTEMPTED COUPS IN GREECE!
WARS IN THE MIDDLE EAST!
AND TOTAL CHAOS IN THE SOUTHERN MED.
THE DIPLOMAT COMMUNITY
KEPT LOSING THEIR IMMUNITY:
"WE WANT THAT WOMAN OUTTA HERE!" THEY'D SHOUT
THEIR FERVENT PLEAS . . .
SO HERE'S WHERE I'VE COME TO,
NOT MUCH ELSE I COULD DO:
THEY'VE CHASED ME OUTTA ALL THE SEVEN SEAS.
(MY FOLKS THEY WANTED ME
A GRADUATE TO BE,
BUT ALL I EVER WANTED WAS TO SAIL, MYSELF, AT SEA.)
HOW PLEASED MY FOLKS'LL BE!
MY BOAT'S STUCK TEMP'RALLY;
HER TIMBERS WRUNG, HER MASTS ALL SPRUNG, HER SEAMS
WITH HELL TO PAY.
THEY'LL THINK IT'S REALLY COOL
THAT I'VE GONE BACK TO SCHOOL,
AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HERE, ON-SAILING'NET-
TODAY!
I'M READY NOW TO LEARN
JUST HOW TO FLAME AND BURN,
AND HOW TO USE A KEYBOARD FOR TO WASTE MY LIFE
AWAY!
I'M SURE I'LL BE THE JEWEL,
NOW I'VE COME BACK TO SCHOOL,
AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ON THE INTERNET ALL DAY!
(MY FOLKS THEY WANTED ME
A GRADUATE TO BE,
BUT ALL I EVER WANTED WAS TO SAIL, MYSELF, AT SEA.)
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