Narrator

R.E.M.

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    When I was watching TV back in 73
    A skinny old man sure appealed to me
    His name by now, I'm sure you know
    The man who played a starring role in Jacques Cousteau
    Oh, I

    And ever since then I've written the dude
    Dreaming of swimming around the
    Coral reef
    I'd even bought my camera and my scuba gear
    If only Jacques had called to stop a career
    Oh, I

    (chorus)
    I wanna be a narrator
    I wanna be a narrator (I wanna be a narrator)
    For the Jacques Cousteau show
    For the Jacques Cousteau show (for the Jacques Cousteau show)

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    Swimming under water with my microphone
    I'd record noises in the aqua-zone
    Chasing down the killer whale that's eating our crew
    Just to bring the story facts back to you
    Oh, I

    (repeat chorus)

    I've written the networks, sent my picture too
    Done everything I could possibly do
    I've given up trying to get through to him
    Maybe he knows I don't know how to swim
    Oh, I

    (repeat chorus)

    Song details

    Composition: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills, and Michael Stipe

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