Pulling Mussels From a Shell
The Squeeze Lyrics

They do it down on Camber Sands
People engage in this activity on Camber Sands beach

They do it at Waikiki
People also engage in this activity on Waikiki beach

Lazing about the beach all day,
Spending the day relaxing on the beach

At night the crickets creepy
At night, the noise of the crickets can be heard

Squinting faces at the sky
People squint and look up at the sky

A Harold Robbins paperback
Someone is reading a novel by Harold Robbins

Surfers drop their boards and dry
Surfers leave their boards to dry

And everybody wants a hat
Everyone wants a hat for the beach

But behind the chalet
Away from the beach, behind a small house

My holiday's complete
My vacation is made whole

And I feel like William Tell
I feel brave and heroic like William Tell, a legendary hero

Maid Marian on her tiptoed feet
I feel graceful like Maid Marian, a legendary character from Robin Hood, walking on tiptoes

Pulling mussels from a shell
I am extracting mussels from their shells

Shrinking in the sea so cold
Feeling cold in the shrinking sea

Topless ladies look away
Women covered only by swimsuit bottoms avert their gazes

A he-man in a sudden shower
A muscular man seeks shelter from the rain

Shelters from the rain
The man is trying to stay dry

You wish you had a motor boat
Someone wishes they had a boat to show off in the harbor

To pose around the harbor bar
To show off and be seen at the harbor bar

And when the sun goes off to bed
When the sun sets

You hook it up behind the car
To attach the boat behind the car and return home

Two fat ladies window shop
Two overweight women are window shopping

Something for the mantelpiece
Looking for a decorative object for the mantelpiece

In for bingo all the nines
In a bingo game, someone has all the numbers nine marked

A panda for sweet little niece
Buying a stuffed panda for a beloved niece

The coach drivers stand about
The bus drivers are standing around

Looking at a local map
Examining a map of the area

About the boy who's gone away
Discussing a boy who has left the area

Down to next door's caravan
The boy went to the caravan next door

Pulling mussels from a shell
Repeating the joyful experience of extracting mussels from their shells

Pulling mussels from a shell
Repeating the joyful experience of extracting mussels from their shells