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The Ocean Lyrics - Led Zeppelin



(We've done four already, but now we're steady.
 And then they went... 1... 2... 3... 4...)

Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain
Hitting on the moonshine, rocking in the grain
Ain't no time to pack my bag, my foots outside the door
Got a date, can't be late for the high hopes hailla ball.

Singing to an ocean, I can hear the ocean's roar
Play for free, play for me and play a whole lot more
Singing of the good things and the sun that lights the day
Singing to the ocean, has the ocean lost its way.

Sitting round singing songs til the night turns into day
Used to sing on the mountains but the mountains washed away
Now I'm singing all my songs to the girl who won my heart
She is only three years old and it's a real fine way to start.

"The Ocean" is fans as seen from the stage. It was always dedicated to the audience at concerts.
The voice on the intro is drummer John Bonham.
In the last line, the "Girl who won my heart" is Robert Plant's daughter Carmen, who was 3 years old at the time.
This is one of the few Zeppelin songs where all 4 members shared the writing credit.
Robert Plant used parts of this for his solo song "Tall Cool One."
The Beastie Boys sampled this on "She's Crafty." It wasn't their first use of Zeppelin - they took some of Bonham's drums from "When The Levee Breaks" for "Rhymin' And Stealin'."
It can barely be heard due to all the guitar overdubs, but during the last minute or so, John Paul Jones and John Bonham sing for one of the only times on a Zeppelin album. They are harmonizing the phrase "Doo wop."

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