BLUE CRAB BLUES

C. Shells – “Animal Tails” CD/Cassette

1. I got the blue crab blues, I’m as blue as I can be

I got the blue crab blues, I’m as blue as I can be

‘Cause every time I look around, someone’s trying to catch poor me

Every time I go swimming out in that big blue bay

Every time I go swimming out in that Chesapeake Bay

I have to beware of all the things that get in my way

CHORUS: So I go locomotin’ to the left, locomotin’ to the right

Locomotin’ all day, locomotin’ all night

I got the crab locomotion, yeah, I go from side to side

Goin’ down to the bottom, try to find me a place to hide

2. Now there’s traps and there’s fishnets tryin’ to catch poor me

Yes, there’s traps and there’s fishnets tryin’ to catch poor me

Well the trash is bad enough, but this pollution is killing me

Now don’t try to catch me or I’ll pinch you with my claw (pinch, pinch)

Don’t you try to mess with me or I’ll be the crabbiest crab you ever saw

3. Let me tell you about my cousins…

There’s a big one, the Alaskan king.

There’s a Japanese spider and he’s got quite a sting

There’s a hermit crab that hides out in some other shell

I’ve got so many cousins, too many for me to tell

Now it’s not easy to be a crustacean in the blue

No, it’s not easy to be a crustacean in the blue

While you’re trying to find some dinner

Everyone’s trying to make dinner our of you!