[Sung to the tune of "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" by Phil Harris
Here's a clip of Al Jolson singing this: http://bit.ly/zuJe21]
Is it true what they say about swimming?
Will it make you feel fresh and relaxed?
You can do cross country and scissors by the score
And Cossack kicks and diamonds til you can do no more
Is it true what they say of aerobics?
Will it make all your body muscles strong?
It's a rule to be cool in the old Y swimming pool
If that's true, that's where I belong!
Is it true what they say about lifeguards?
Are they watching and alert all the time?
Are they good at counting noses? Up to now they've been
The same number leave the pool as those who first got in
Is it true their red shirts are becoming?
Are they smart? Can they swim? Are they strong?
It's a rule to be cool in the old Y swimming pool
If that's true, that's where I belong!
Is it true what they say about our leaders?
Are they clear, do they demonstrate their call?
They signal and they gesture, wave their arms and smile and coax
They send us to the shallows,they sometimes tell us jokes
Is it true that they plan all the music?
All that drumming, the Beatles, the song?
It's a rule to be cool in the old Y swimming pool
If that's true, that's where I belong!
Larry Gruman. 2012
