Lyrics | The Crab Step

Around the world, there are crabs of every size and type
with big claws to grab whatever’s in sight
and when they grow out of their old shell the new shell is soft,
they hide for a spell, get hard and take off

Chorus

’cause they’re doing the crab step, on land or in the depths
moving sideways to get where they get
if danger appears they try to hide
but if they can’t they face it
with their claws open wide

the back legs are paddles for swimming
through the depths and the dregs or on the surface skimming
paddle forward, paddle back
paddle side to side, retreat or attack !

( don’t worry, it’s a cinch, just keep your feet moving and you won’t get pinched )

Go to the salt marsh and you will find crabs all around
in the grassy brine and in the mud underground
and if they spot you with their extended eyes
then they’ll start to move as you realize

Written by Bill Brennan

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