SEAHORSES IN THE CITY
LIAH ALONSO

You might not believe what I'm about to tell you
But listen up friends because I promise it's true
Right off the coast of Battery Park
Seahorses swim after dark

Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la

They come to Manhattan in the summertime
When the water’s slightly brackish and the weather’s so sublime
They float and they frolic underneath the sea
And it just so happens there be

Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la

Do they have to take a cab when they visit the museum
It’s really hard to know ‘cause we very rarely see ‘em
Do they get a discount on fifth avenue
When they only buy one shoe

Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la

Hippocampus exoneus is the name that science found
Seahorses use their tongue and little fins to swim around
They got long curly tails and a horsey like head
And they’re grayish, yellow and red

Two hundred species of fish all swimming in the Hudson river
Flounders Blackfish Bluefish there’s too many to remember
To keep the planet safe for them is up to you and me
For we are the keepers of the sea

Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la la la
Seahorses in the city, La la