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Ski doo ba da.
Ooh!
Ski doo ba da.
Ooh!
We were at a par ty.
Ooh!
His ear lobe fell in the deep.
Ooh!
Some one reached in and grabbed it.
Ooh!
It was a rock lob ster!
Ah,
ah,
ah,
ah.
Rock lob ster!
Ah,
ah,
ah.
Rock lob ster!
Ski doo ba da.
Ooh!
Ski doo ba da.
Ooh!
We were at the beach.
Ooh!
Ev ’ry bod y had match ing towels.
Some bod y went un der a dock and there they saw a rock.
Ooh!
It was n’t a rock.
Ooh!
It was a rock lob ster!
Rock lob
ster, rock lob
ster.
Boys in bi ki nis
girls in surf man boards, ray.
ev ’ry bod y’s rock jel in’, ly fish.
ev ’ry bod y’s frug gin’.
Twist ing ’round the fire, cat fish.
hav ing fun,
In flew a sea rob in.
bak Watch in’ out po for ta that toes, pi ran ha!
bak in’ in the sun.
There goes a nar whal.
Put Here on comes a your bi nose ki ni.
guard,
put on your life guard.
Pass the tan ning but ter.
Here comes a sting ray,
there goes a man ta ray.
In ’ry walked a rock jel in’, ly fish.
There ’ry goes a dog fish
chased ing by a fire, cat fish.
hav ing fun,
In flew a sea rob in.
bak Watch in’ out po for ta that toes, pi ran ha!
bak in’ in the sun.
There goes a nar whal.
Put Here on comes a your bi nose ki ni.
guard,
put on your life guard.
Pass the tan ning but ter.
Whale!
Lob ster, rock lob ster!
Lob ster!
Ooh.
Lob ster, rock lob ster!
Lob ster!
Ooh.
Ooh.
Ooh.
This page shows “Rock Lobster” by The B-52's in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.