I know it's only a drop in the sea
But a dribble to you is a downpour to me
Though I once was a sailor who sailed the world 'round
Now I'm happier on solid ground

I know it's only been ninety-nine days
But it feels like a lifetime since I rode the waves
That lapped at the shore where the outcasts were found
And I'm happier on solid ground

And the band known as Sea Water Bliss
Were alive all the while on a small desert isle
They'd been there forty years, more or less
Just a-playin' their instruments Sea Water style

They welcomed us warmly and offered us shells
We offered them soup and they cried at the smell
And they said "Hallelujah, at last we've been found
Though we're happier on solid ground"

But the band came aboard and abandoned their jail
And they played and they sang as we hoisted the sail
When they played all together I cried at the sound
But I'm happier on solid ground

And the band known as Sea Water Bliss
Were alive all the while on a small desert isle
Every song was as sweet as a kiss
When the band played their instruments Sea Water style

That night in our dreams we lay safely ashore
But comfort was not what the sea held in store
And by daybreak the clouds formed an ominous mound
Lord, I'm happier on solid ground

We all stood on deck as the seconds ticked past
And the mound and the ship came together at last
The captain stepped out of his cabin and frowned
"I'd be happier on solid ground"

And the band known as Sea Water Bliss
Were alive all the while on a small desert isle
They didn't fear death and they didn't fear this
And they faced the abyss with a song and a smile
Playing their instruments Sea Water style

The first thunderbolt split the captain in two
The second one finished the rest of the crew
And I watched as the sea turned the ship upside-down
Lord, I'm happier on solid ground

But the band known as Sea Water Bliss weren't afraid
As their trumpets sank under the waves, still they played
And as long as I live I'll remember that sound
Lord, I'm happier on solid ground

And the band known as Sea Water Bliss
Were alive all the while on a small desert isle
Every song was as sweet as a kiss
When the band known as Sea Water Bliss played their instruments
Sea Water style

I know it's only a drop in the sea
Stranger tales have been told by men stranger than me
But although all my shipmates and captain were drowned
I know deep in my heart that the band will be found
And as long as I live I'll remember that sound
But I'm happier on solid ground

And the band known as Sea Water Bliss
Were alive all the while on a small desert isle
Every song was as sweet as a kiss
When the band played their instruments Sea Water style

And the band known as Sea Water Bliss
Were alive all the while on a small desert isle
Every song was a lover's caress
When the band known as Sea Water Bliss played their instruments
Sea Water style