[Verse 1] Our travels were fated to take us To Caria where the herdsmen grazed In the lands of the high towered Salmacis To that lake whose very water Would cause you to lose your manliness No chaste spirit dared go near Because there no spears were allowed Nor any sign of manhood at all [Instrumental 1] [Verse 2] One day When we stopped to rest A beautiful boy emerged from the woods His hair was long He wore a skirt The first of us to speak said "Hey Are you Salmacis?" And the boy nodded "Yeah I am Wanna see the water?" He said "I'm Salmacis" [Verse 3] He had very beautiful eyes It was easy to see why they were compared to a goddess But his lips were naturally colored red He had smooth skin His neck was unblemished And he had the barest hint of a beard I mean When he smiled You could see he was a man [Verse 4] The second of us to speak said "Wow So this is where you live?" And he said "Yeah You wanna see it?" [Chorus] He said "Yeah I do Wanna see the water?" He said "Yeah I do Wanna see the water?" [[Instrumental 2] [Verse 5] The third of us was skeptical Said, "So are you Salmacis?" And he said "Sure" But he had small hands and narrow shoulders And we could tell Even under his skirt That his feet were dainty and his waist was slender So it was easy to see why he was compared to a goddess But he still had some masculine features And he didn't wear makeup And we knew he was a man [Verse 6] And I mean Even if you didn't see his lips His voice was just slightly too low For him to be mistaken for a woman And he said "Okay Wanna see the water?" [Final Chorus] He said "Okay Wanna see the water?" He said "Okay Wanna see the water?" He said "Okay Wanna see the water?" He said "Okay Wanna see the water?" [Instrumental Outro]
