Did Elvis Presley get stung? Apparently so…
And so have multitudes of other open water swimmers and triathletes year-round during their training and during their competitions around the world.
If you have ever got stung by a jellyfish (or two or three) in the ocean, please tell us as many details as you can remember at IGotStung.com (click here). We would like to understand where, how and by what types of jellyfish open water swimmers and triathletes have encountered on their aquatic adventures.
The lyrics of Elvis Presley’s 1958 single, “I Got Stung”, are listed below:
Holy smoke, a land sakes alive
I never thought this could happen to me
I got stung by a sweet honey bee
Oh, what a feeling come over me
It started in my eyes, crept up to my head
Flew to my heart till I was stung dead
I’m done, uh uh, I got stung
She had all that I wanted and more
And I’ve seen honey bees before
She started buzzin’ in my ear, buzzin’ in my brain
Got stung all over but I feel no pain
I’m done, uh uh, I got stung
Well now don’t think I’m complainin’
I’m mighty pleased we met
‘Cause you gimme one little peck
On the back of my neck
And I break out in a cold cold sweat
But if I live to a hundred and two
I won’t let nobody sting me but you
I’ll be buzzin’ ’round your hive every day at five
And I’m never gonna leave once I arrive
‘Cause I’m done, uh uh, I got stung
And I don’t think I’m complainin’
I’m might pleased we met
‘Cause you gimme one little peck
On the back of my neck
And I break out in a cold, cold sweat
But if I live to a hundred and two
I won’t let nobody sting me but you
I’ll be buzzin’ ’round your hive every day at five
And I’m never gonna leave once I arrive
‘Cause I’m done uh uh I got stung
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