[Verse 1: Jan Berry]
Hey, Mom, if any of the guys from my baseball team
Ever call me on the phone
To ask me to play in an important game
Just say their captain ain't at home

[Chorus: Jan Berry, P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri]
Tell 'em I'm surfin' (Don't care about hitting home runs now)
Tell 'em I'm surfin' (Gonna have me some fun, fun, fun, now)
I’m trading in my bat and balls
Say I’ll see ‘em in the fall
I’m goin' surfin’ (Surfin')

[Verse 2: Jan Berry, P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri]
And if that pretty little girl from across the street ('Cross the street)
Who’s been bothering me for days
To go swimming in her pool, well her pool’s real cool (Pool's real cool)
But it hasn’t got ten foot waves

[Chorus: Jan Berry, P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri]
Tell her I'm surfin' (She’s a mighty, mighty cute girl now)
Tell her I'm surfin' (But I’d rather be shooting the curl now)
If she wants some company I’ll be out at Windansea
I’m goin' surfin’ (Surfin')

[Bridge: Jan Berry, P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri]
Last year I had a summer job
And all day long I had to run around
But now I can afford a new surfboard (Gonna be surfin' down at the beaches)
And all summer long I’m gonna bum around (Bum around)
[Verse 3: Jan Berry, P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri]
So just pack me a lunch and I’ll be on my way (On my way)
Oh, yeah there’s one more thing to do
If the mailman comes with a letter for me
Just forward it to Malibu

[Chorus: Jan Berry, P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri]
Where I’ll be surfin (Just drop it in my ’34 Ford now)
Tell ‘em I’m surfin’ (I’ll read it while I’m waxin’ my board now)
I won’t be home for days, I’ll be ridin’ the waves
I’m goin' surfin’ (Surfin')

[Outro: Jan Berry, P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri]
I’m goin’ surfin’ (Gonna throw my books away)
I’m goin’ surfin’ (I'm gonna surf twenty-four hours a day now)
I won’t be home for days, I’ll be ridin’ the waves
I’m goin' surfin’ (Surfin')
I’m goin' surfin’ (Surfin')
I’m goin' surfin’ (Surfin')
I’m goin' surfin’ (Surfin')
I’m goin' surfin’ (Surfin')