Aquanaut Lyrics - Steve Kilbey

Max Sharp was an aquanaut 

With the gills and fin 

Especially bred for the oceany bed 

Waterproof head and skin 

Going down to the submarine town 

20 fathoms deep 

Whoever thought a man breathin' water 

I wonder if there's trouble with the bubbles when he sleeps 

Mermaids in underwater glades 

Playing with electric eels 

Deep sea shock of Davey Jones' Lock[er] 

Rockin' from his head to his heels 

One was quite a dish but she was half a fish 

If only, he wished she had legs 

I guess he saw her, hooked on Neptune's daughter 

Now they're expecting their first eggs 

Max Sharp was an aquanaut 

With the fins and gills 

He swims where he pleases in the seven seas 

Jesus, what a thrill 

But the Navy boys with the sonar noise 

Sailing in the tubs of tin 

Got him with torpedoes in the back of his Speedos 

Holy Toledo, that was the end of him