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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fred Schneider
Fred Schneider
Vocals
Kate Pierson
Kate Pierson
Vocals
Cindy Wilson
Cindy Wilson
Vocals
Keith Strickland
Keith Strickland
Drums
Ricky Helston Wilson
Ricky Helston Wilson
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fred Schneider
Fred Schneider
Songwriter
Ricky Helston Wilson
Ricky Helston Wilson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robert Ash
Robert Ash
Engineer
Chris Blackwell
Chris Blackwell
Producer
John Dent
John Dent
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We were at a party
His earlobe fell in the deep
Someone reached in and grabbed it
It was a rock lobster
[Chorus]
Rock lobster
Rock lobster
[Verse 2]
We were at the beach
Everybody had matching towels
Somebody went under a dock
And there, they saw a rock
It wasn't a rock
It was a rock lobster
[Chorus]
Rock lobster
Rock lobster
Rock lobster
Rock lobster
[Verse 3]
Motion in the ocean
His air hose broke
Lots of trouble
Lots of bubble
He was in a jam
He's in a giant clam
[Refrain]
Rock, rock
Rock lobster
Down, down
[Verse 4]
Underneath the waves
Mermaids wavin'
Wavin' to mermen
Wavin' sea fans
Sea horses sailin'
Dolphins wailin'
[Chorus]
Rock lobster
Rock lobster
Rock lobster
Rock lobster
[Verse 5]
Red snappers snappin'
Clam shells clappin'
Mussels flexin'
Flippers flippin'
[Refrain]
Rock, rock
Rock lobster
Down, down
[Bridge]
Lobster, rock
Lobster, rock
Let's rock
[Bridge]
Boys in bikinis
Girls in surfboards
Everybody's rockin'
Everybody's fruggin'
[Bridge]
Twistin' around the fire
Havin' fun
Bakin' potatoes
Bakin' in the sun
[Bridge]
Put on your noseguards
Put on the lifeguard
Pass the tanning butter
[Bridge]
Here comes a stingray
There goes a manta-ray
In walked a jellyfish
There goes a dogfish
Chased by a catfish
In flew a sea robin
Watch out for that piranha
There goes a narwhal
Here comes a bikini whale!
[Outro]
Rock lobster
Rock lobster
Rock lobster
Rock lobster
Written by: Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Ricky Helston Wilson

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