"Hold this to your ear to hear
A sea that you may never see"
She said as we stood amongst
The cluttered racks north of Topinabee
"Your grandfather and I have been around
The world so many times I've lost count
And every time we see another sea
I start thinking of home"
"And everyone who's back there
How we wish you could go with us
But you're still too young
So the best that we can do
Is head on up to Sea Shell City
Where we can hear the world"
"They've got everything the world can offer you
Starfish from the deepest oceans
To shells from the Caribbean
And maybe someday when you're grown
You will be far away from home
And you can think of me here"
"And all of us that are back here
How we wish we could go with you
But we're just too old
So the best that we can do
Is head on up to Sea Shell City
Where we can hear the world"
"And all of us that are back here
How we wish we could go with you
But we're just too old
So the best that we can do
Is head on up to Sea Shell City
Where we can hear the world"