It is the 4th of July

But I am working

As lifeguards never sleep

I have attached our flag

To my lifeguard chair

But it still in the heat

The sisters Olivier

Are sunbathing topless

To the right of my station

But I ignore their nudity

And closely watch the sea

As I am paid to do

For swimmers in distress

 

After the painting of the same name by Nigel Van Wieck