Bobby Bare
"They Won't Let Us Show It At The Beach" lyrics

They Won't Let Us Show It At The Beach

Now if you
If you happened to live in the area
That's got nude beaches
And if you happened to enjoy
Hanging out
And watch another people hang out
You'd be aspecialy interested in the fact
That the police are closing down
A lot of nude beaches
And interfere you
With our constitutional freedom
To swim bare-assed

They won't let you show it at the beach
No, they won't let you show it at the beach
They think that we might grab it
If it gets within our reach
So they won't let us show it at the beach

But you can show it in your parlor
To most anyone you choose
You can show it at a party
With your second shot of booze
You can flash it on a corner
Wearing overcoat and shoes
But they won't let you show it at the beach

No, they won't let you show it at the beach
No, they won't let you show it at the beach
Uh-uh
They think that we might grab it
If it gets within our reach
So they won't let us show it at the beach

But you can show it at the movies
On a panoramic screen
You can show it
In the most sophisticated magazine
You can show it while you're bouncing
On the high school trampoline
But they won't let you show it at the beach

If you got a gun it's legal
To display it on your hip
You can show your butcher knives
To any interested kid
But if it's made for loving
You gotta keep it hid
And they won't let us show it at the beach

No, they won't let you show it at the beach
They won't let you show it at the beach
Uh-uh
They know that we will grab it
If it gets within our reach
So they won't let us show it at the beach

Oh, no
They won't let you show it at the beach
Why not?
They won't let you show it at the beach
They think that we might grab it
If it gets within our reach
So they won't let us show it at the beach

Yeah
They won't let you show it at the beach
No, they won't let you show it at the beach

Authors: Shel Silverstein