I Yam What I Yam

[Intro]
(Sound of a heavy anchor dropping)
(Deep, gravelly voice)
Yeah... Long Beach to the shipyard.
Beach Banger Records.
You know the signature.
Fleischer Studios drew the blueprint.
I’m the original heavy-hitter.
Pop the tin. Let’s go.
[Verse 1]
I’m Popeye the Sailor, I’m heavy on the dock
Keep the anchor on my chain, got the harbor on lock
I was born in the ink, '33, Fleischer’s pen
If you’re looking for a hero, better look at me again
I don’t need no hollow tips, I don’t need no heavy steel
Just a green leafy vegetable to keep the vision real
I’m a menace on the barge, call me Captain of the fleet
Keep the pipe in my jaw while I’m stomping through the street.
[Chorus]
I’m Popeye the Sailor Man (The Sailor Man!)
Catch me rolling in the tugboat, sticking to the plan
I’m Popeye the Sailor Man (The Sailor Man!)
Blow the whistle, pop the tin, catch me if you can
Toot-toot!
[Verse 2]
Olive Oyl on my arm, that’s my ride or die queen
Bluto lurking in the shadows, trying to intervene
He’s a big-bodied bully, think he’s running the block
’Til I hit the spinach stash—then I’m cleaning his clock
Got the anchors on my forearms, ink deep in the skin
Whatever scrap we get into, you know who’s gonna win
One punch, send him flying through the cinematic frame
Write it down in the credits, put respect on the name.
[Bridge]
(Beat slows down, heavy reverb on the vocals)
They call it a theme song, I call it a war cry
From the screen to the streets, under the open sky
Since the days of the radio, I been the main man
Fleischer wrote the lyrics, put the power in my hand
I Yam what I Yam, that’s the code I’m living by
Never back down, never let a brother die.
[Verse 3]
I’m navigating waters where the sharks like to play
But I’m the biggest predator at the end of the day
Swe'Pea in the back, yeah he’s part of the crew
Teaching him the ropes, showing what a king should do
I’m a legend in the port, I’m a ghost in the mist
You don’t want to feel the weight of this tattooed fist
From the LBC docks to the edges of the map
I’m the OG Sailor putting spinach on the rap.
[Chorus]
I’m Popeye the Sailor Man (The Sailor Man!)
Catch me rolling in the tugboat, sticking to the plan
I’m Popeye the Sailor Man (The Sailor Man!)
Blow the whistle, pop the tin, catch me if you can
Toot-toot!
[Verse 4]
Forty-seven years in the game, like a VIP shop
I’m the anchor of the culture, and I’m never gonna drop
Like a West Coast classic, I’m timeless and true
Signature theme song, written just for the few
Who know the struggle of the wait and the power of the soul
When the waves get high and the thunder starts to roll
I just squeeze the iron can, let the strength overflow
I’m the one and only Popeye, everywhere I go.
[Outro]
(Sound of a steam whistle)
Yeah.
Signature theme.
Fleischer Studios. 1933 to infinity.
Still here. Still popping.
Beach Banger Records.
I Yam what I Yam.
Toot-toot.

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