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“Don’t Go Near The Water” is an environmentalist song lamenting human pollution in water. The Beach Boys' manager Jack Rieley suggested the band make a political song to stay relevant.
The song, along with the album’s title and cover art, display a break with the band’s past obsession with all thin...
[Chorus: Mike Love]
Don't go near the water
Don't you think it's sad
What's happened to the water
Our water's going bad
[Verse 1: Mike Love]
Oceans, rivers, lakes and streams
Have all been touched by man
The poison floating out to sea
Now threatens life on land
[Chorus: Mike Love]
Don't go near the water
Ain't it sad
What's happened to the water
It's going bad
[Bridge: Group]
Don't go near the water
Don't go near the water
[Verse 2: Al Jardine]
Toothpaste and soap will make our oceans a bubble bath
So let's avoid an ecological aftermath
Beginning with me
Beginning with you
[Chorus: Mike Love]
Don't go near the water
To do it any wrong
To be cool with the water
Is the message of this song
[Verse 3: Mike Love]
Let's all help the water
Right away
Do what we can and ought to
Let's start today
[Outro: Group]
Ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh
Don’t Go Near The Water was written by Mike Love & Al Jardine.
Don’t Go Near The Water was produced by The Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys released Don’t Go Near The Water on Mon Aug 30 1971.