Primeira faixa do álbum Surf’s Up (1971), “Don’t go near the water” questiona o que a humanidade tem feito com os rios, lagos, oceanos, todos alterados pela ganância e pela falta de respeito com a natureza. “O veneno que que foi para o mar, agora ameaça a vida na terra”, diz a canção. Os Beach Boys ainda fazem um apelo em um dos versos: “Vamos evitar um desastre ambiental. Começa comigo, começa com você”.
Don’t go near the water – The Beach Boys
Don’t go near the water
Don’t you think it’s sad
What’s happened to the water
Our water’s going bad
Oceans, rivers, lakes and streams
Have all been touched by man
The poison floating out to sea
Now threatens life on land
Don’t go near the water
Ain’t it sad
What’s happened to the water
It’s going bad
Don’t go near the water
Don’t go near the water
Toothpaste and soap will make our oceans a bubble bath
So let’s avoid an ecological aftermath
Beginning with me
Beginning with you
Don’t go near the water
To do it any wrong
To be cool with the water
Is the message of this song
Let’s all help the water
Right away
Do what we can and ought to
Let’s start today