Uploaded January 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A huge thank you to Maryann for sharing this version of the song with us that she created for a pirate storytime! You could do it with babies and lift them in the air, use with preschoolers and practice jumping, or try shaking your scarves with any age.

Check out our other versions:
Original version: youtu.be/mfrn5_v_eCM
Country version: youtu.be/hcYfoIsFUm8
Carnival version: youtu.be/t88D7Ed0zWY

Lyrics:
Oh the ocean is great and the ocean is grand.
There are lots of tall ships and very little land.
And we sleep down deep in a hammock near the floor
And this is what we do when we go out the door:
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down
We ride the waves going up, we ride the waves going down
And we turn around.

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