The dolphin
Younger choirs will love singing about a little dolphin frolicking in the shallows. The melody rises and falls like the dolphin diving in and out of the sparkling sea. The verses are in unison, while the chorus has simple parallel harmony. Try it with your beginner choir or add it to the repertoire of your more advanced choir to show off their beautifully blended tone.
Lyrics
Gliding through the waves, little dolphin
​Swimming in a sparkling sea
I see you from the sand
Playing catch me if you can
Calling to your friends and me
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Leaping through the air, little dolphin
​In perfect synchronicity
Little dolphin, wild and free
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Diving, dancing
Over the salty spray
Shining, guiding
Friends who come your way
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Tell me what you see little dolphin
Travelling the ocean blue
A mermaid passing by
An eagle in the sky
A pirate and a whale or two
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There's treasure all around, little dolphin
Depending on your point of view
Little dolphin, I see you
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It's time to say goodbye, little dolphin
Underneath a silver moon
Little dolphin, come back soon
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© Rachel Kelly 2025
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