Manatee I wish I could be – a manatee! Live contentedly. Swim in shallow tropic sea. On sandy bed I’d sleep Where it is not too deep. Mistaken quite a lot A mermaid I am not! A mermaid I am not! I wish I could be – a manatee! Live contentedly. Swim in shallow tropic seas. A mammal herbivore Eat sea plants nothing more. Then surfacing for air That’s when I must take care! That’s when I must take care! I wish I could be – a manatee! Live contentedly. Swim in shallow tropic seas. But garbage in the sea Boats crashing into me And poachers of the seas Are all my enemies! They’re all my enemies. I wish I could be – a manatee! Live contentedly. Swim in shallow tropic seas. But my biggest fear Is that we’ll disappear. Save us or there’ll be No more Manatee to see! No Manatee to see! No Manatee to see! No Manatee to see!