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The Platform On the Ocean

Arthur Russell

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Arthur Russell

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COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Arthur Russell

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]

The platform on the ocean

The platform on the ocean

The platform on the ocean

[Verse 2]

I hear the sound of the white caps

Out on the platform on the ocean

I hear the sound of the white caps

Out on the ocean

I, I, I hear the sound of the white caps

Out, out on the platform

[Verse 3]

The platform on the ocean

The platform on the ocean

The platform on the ocean

The platform on the ocean

[Verse 4]

I hear the sound, the sound, I hear the sound of the white caps

I hear the sound, I hear the sound

I hear the sound of the white caps

I'm on the platform on the ocean

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ocean

[Verse 5]

Ocean

Ocean

High, high, high above the waves

[Verse 6]

I looked down, I saw, saw the fish

I looked down, I saw, saw the fish

[Verse 7]

Overnight platform

Overnight wave

I looked down, I saw, I saw the fish

I looked down, I saw, saw the fish

I looked down, I saw, saw the fish

[Verse 8]

I looked down, I saw, I saw the fish

Which way its tail is pointing and why

I looked down, I saw, saw the fish

I looked down, I saw, I saw the fish

I down, I, I, I looked down

I, I, I, I looked down

I looked down, I saw the fish

I looked down, I saw, saw the fish

I looked down, I saw, saw the fish

I looked down, I saw, saw the fish

[Verse 9]

Close as I came, close as I came

I looked down, I saw, saw the fish

On the wooden platform

[Verse 10]

I looked down, I saw, saw the fish

Close as I came, close as I came

[Verse 11]

Overnight platform

Overnight wave

I looked down and saw the fish

Bent over it, see it

Wide angle, and I might

Written by: Arthur Russell

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