I heard a song on the radio with the lyrics "I like to swim" sung by a 
Larry Blackmon sounding funk singer. He also mentions "chicken of the
sea" and other aquatic things, but keeps repeating the phrase "I like
to swim." His phrasing is intentionally moronic in an ironic way that
is sheer genius.The vocalists intonation is somewhere between singing
and speaking. He sounds black.

Who did this song? Where can I get it?

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Request for Question Clarification by nenna-ga on 28 Jun 2005 10:06 PDT

By chance, was the music along with it sounding like a demo button on a keyboard?

Nenna-GA

I wonder if this might have been "Scat Swim," by Sly Stewart (of "Sly
and the Family Stone").

There's a clip of "Scat Swim" here:

http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1052158

Hello solaris4321-ga,

It sounds like you may be looking for "Swim" by Fishbone.

You can listen to a clip here:

Amazon.com
Give A Monkey A Brain And He'll Swear He's The Center Of The Universe 
Fishbone
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000028PD/qid=1119494903/sr=8-7/ref=pd_bbs_7/104-4402038-9157535?v=glance&s=music&n=507846



Punknews.org
Fishbone - Give A Monkey A Brain And He'll Swear He's The Center Of The Universe
http://www.punknews.org/reviews.php?op=albumreview&id=3708
"The album's first track, "Swim," can either be the song that brings
you in or makes you dismiss the album without even listening to the
rest of the album. I say this because while the song is very energetic
and does a great job of showing Fishbone's heavier influences, the
repetitive chorus of "I like to swim" may be too repetitious for
many."


Googlenut

Googlenut, that has GOT to be it! You are amazing. I am in awe.

~Pink

Thank you so much for the kind words Pink!  Hopefully it is the correct song.

Googlenut

No, it is neither Sly Stewart or Fishbone.
Neither song qualifies as funk.
The lyrics are way off.

I don't remember actually.