Ocean Man Lyrics
Ocean man, take me by the hand, lead me to the land
That you understand
Ocean man, the voyage to the corner of the globe
Is a real trip
[Chorus 1]
Ocean man, the crust of a tan man imbibed by the sand
Soaking up the thirst of the land
[Verse 2]
Ocean man, can you see through the wonder of amazement
At the Oberman?
Ocean man, the crust is elusive when it casts forth
To the childlike man
[Chorus 2]
Ocean man, the sequence of a life form braised in the sand
Soaking up the thirst of the land
[Guitar Solo]
Ocean man
Ocean man
Ocean man
[Verse 1]
Ocean man, take me by the hand, lead me to the land
That you understand
Ocean man, the voyage to the corner of the globe
Is a real trip (Trip, trip, trip, trip, trip)
Ocean man, the crust of a tan man imbibed by the sand
Soaking up the thirst of the land
[Verse 2]
Ocean man, can you see through the wonder of amazement
At the Oberman?
Ocean man, the crust is elusive when it casts forth
To the childlike man
[Chorus 2]
Ocean man, the sequence of a life form braised in the sand
Soaking up the thirst of the land
Ocean man
About
“Ocean Man” is a song by American experimental rock band Ween on their 1997 Elektra album The Mollusk. Allmusic referred to this song as an example of Ween’s, “array of silly jokes and musical parody is richer and more diverse than most of its alternative rock contemporaries.”
The song is also known from its feature on the credits reel for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, as the album was a massive influence on Stephen Hillenburg when creating the show. Ween also made their own song for the show, “Loop de Loop”.
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“Aaron had a mandolin, he was always playing it, and we discounted it. There wasn’t much to it, but when we wrote the lyrics, it was just magic, man. Everything just fell into place.”
-Deaner, in a 20th anniversary oral history of The Mollusk with Stereogum
- 2.The Mollusk
- 12.Buckingham Green
- 13.Ocean Man