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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Vocals
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
Songwriter
Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Christopher Breaux
Christopher Breaux
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
Producer
Timbaland
Timbaland
Co-Producer
Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young
Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young
Recording Engineer
Ramon Rivas
Ramon Rivas
Recording Engineer
Ken "Duro" Ifill
Ken "Duro" Ifill
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You see this motherfuckin'
Blessings, blessings, yeah, I see
[Verse 2]
Elephant tusk on the bow of a sailing lady
Docked on the Ivory Coast
Mercedes in a row, winding down the road
I hope my black skin don't dirt this white tuxedo
Before the Basquiat show
And if so, well, fuck it, fuck it
Because this water drown my family
This water mix my blood
This water tells my story
This water knows it all
Go 'head and spill some champagne in the water
Go 'head and watch the sun blaze on the waves of the ocean
[Verse 3]
Uh, dope boy still smellin' like cocaina
White boat, white robe, can he be more cleaner?
The oil spill that BP ain't clean up, I'm anti-Santa Maria
Only Christopher we acknowledge is Wallace
I don't even like Washingtons in my pocket
Black Card, go hard when I'm shoppin'
Boat docked in front of Hermes, pickin' cotton
Silk and fleeces lay on my Jesus
Oh, my God, I hope y'all don't get seasick
See me in shit you never saw
If it wasn't for these pictures, they wouldn't see me at all
Ah, whole world's in awe
I crash through glass ceilin's, I break through closed doors
I'm on the ocean, I'm in Heaven
Yachtin', Ocean 11
[Verse 4]
Elephant tusk on the bow of a sailing lady (Sailing lady)
Docked on the Ivory Coast (Ivory)
Mercedes in a row, winding down the road
I hope my black skin don't dirt this white tuxedo
Before the Basquiat show
And if so, well, fuck it, fuck it
Because this water drown my family (Water drown my family)
This water mix my blood (Water mix my blood)
This water tells my story (Water knows my story)
This water knows it all
Go 'head and spill some champagne in the water
Go 'head and watch the sun blaze on the waves of the ocean
[Verse 5]
Me and Ty Ty is like Pablo and Popeye
Winding dirt roads on mopeds, spillin' Opus
Welcome to the magnum opus, the Magna Carta
The best-sellin' author decoded
On the holiday playin' "Strange Fruit"
If I'ma make it to a billi', I can't take the same route
Swoosh, that's the sound of the border
Swoosh, and that's the sound of a baller
Mohammad Hovi, my back against the rope
The black Maybach, I'm back inside the boat
Shepard Fairey, they finally gave me some hope
Can't believe they got a **** to vote
Democrat? Nope, I sold dope
In troubled waters, had to learn how to float
On the ocean, I'm in Heaven
Yachtin', Ocean 11
[Verse 6]
Elephant tusk on the bow of a sailing lady (Sailing lady)
Docked on the Ivory Coast (Ivory)
Mercedes in a row, winding down the road
I hope my black skin don't dirt this white tuxedo
Before the Basquiat show
And if so, well, fuck it, fuck it
Because this water drown my family (Water drown my family)
This water mix my blood (Water mix my blood)
This water tells my story (Water knows my story)
This water knows it all
Go 'head and spill some champagne in the water
Go 'head and watch the sun blaze on the waves of the ocean
Written by: C. Breaux, Frank Ocean, P. Williams, Shawn Carter
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