[Verse 1]
Down at the shore, there's a place where there's no one vacationing
There's just the sound of the call of the wild overcoming the fear of the unknown

[Chorus]
And I've got something to help you understand
Something waiting there beneath the sand
My metal detector
Is with me all of the time
I'm the inspector over the mine

[Pre-Chorus]
Look past the squawking gull
Look past the volleyball
Ignore the mountain of discarded folderol

[Chorus]
'Cause I've got something to help you understand
Something waiting there underneath the land
My metal detector
Is with me all of the time
I'm the inspector over the mine
Metal detector, watch it shine

[Verse 2]
Every seashell has a story to tell if you're listening
And underneath every shell, there's a story as well if you've heard enough of the sea
Then everything on the top will just suddenly stop seeming interesting
So listen now to the sound of the things that are found underground
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't need no volleyball
Don't need no squawking gull
Don't need to look at any bathing beauty doll

[Chorus]
'Cause I've got something to help you understand
Something waiting there beneath the sand
My metal detector
Is with me all of the time
I'm the inspector over the mine

[Pre-Chorus]
Look past the squawking gull
Look past the volleyball
Ignore the mountain of discarded folderol

[Chorus]
'Cause I've got something to help you understand
Something waiting there beneath the sand
My metal detector
Is with me all of the time
I'm the inspector over the mine
Metal detector, watch it shine

[Outro]
Don't need no volleyball
Don't need no squawking gull
Metal detector, all the time