I was on my boat this morning
And heard a voice call out to me
Up there near the mangroves
Was a talking manatee
He said Jim itâs good to see you
On water everyday
And if youâve got a minute
Iâve got some things to say
Iâve been up Crystal River
Thatâs the place I love the most
And I winter in Charlotte Harbor
And Iâve checked out every coast
Your land is full of highways
With buildings everywhere
You humans are crazy people
Youâre much too busy way up there
You see Iâve been observant
But I donât need no satellite dish
I play dodge boat every morning
Then I go drinking with the fish
And Iâm in to healthy living
I eat salads every day
You may thing Iâm a little chubby
But Iâm supposed to be that way
I swam all the way from Tampa Bay to Mosquito
Lagoon
I was floating by Cape Canaveral
When those guys went to the moon
You drive on parkways and park in driveways
It sure seems nuts to me
You humans are crazy people
About as silly as can be
I said, Mr. Manatee youâre a smart one
But before you have to go
Thereâs this piece of information
That everyone wants to know
He said, you know, they say we taste like chicken
Buy I donât think thatâs true
A big olâ bull shark told me
That we taste a lot like you
He said try to take it easy
Take pleasure in every day
Try some grouper therapy
Or go sailing on the bay
Spend less time in all that traffic
Donât go speeding everywhere
You humans are crazy people
Youâre much too busy way up there
You humans are endangered people
Take it easy way up there
How now sea cow