Down at the shore there's a place where there's no one vacationing  There's just the sound of the call of the wild overcoming the fear of  the unknown  And I've got something to help you understand  Something waiting there beneath the sand  My metal detector is with me all of the time  I'm the inspector over the mine  Look past the volley ball  Look past the squawking gull  Ignore the mountain of discarded falderal  'Cause I've got something to make you understand  Something hidden there underneath the land  My metal detector is with me all of the time  I'm the inspector over the mine  Metal detector  Watch it shine  Every seashell has a story to tell if you're listening  But underneath every shell there's a story as well if you've heard  enough of the sea  Then everything on the top will just suddenly stop seeming interesting  So listen now to the sound of the things that are found underground  Don't need no volley ball  Don't need no squawking gull  Don't need to look at any bathing beauty doll  For I've got something to help you understand  Something waiting there beneath the sand  My metal detector is with me all of the time  I'm the inspector over the mine  Look past the volley ball  Look past the squawking gull  Ignore the mountain of discarded falderal  'Cause I've got something to make you understand  Something hidden there underneath the land  My metal detector is with me all of the time  I'm the inspector over the mine  Metal detector  Watch it shine  Don't need no volley ball  Don't need no squawking gull  Metal detector all the time