when you surf you catch the wave created by the boat that you're being pulled by like this guy mitchell overton's wake surfing off the coast of st. pete beach in florida and looks like he's having a pretty good time. ♪ looks so awesome that some unexpected guests decided to join in on the fun. watch. >> oh! >> whoa. >> before you know it what looks like a couple dolphins are right there along with them getting in on the surfing fun. >> oh. >> that is awesome! ♪ >> they're awfully playful. >> they're joining in, joining in on the fun. saying your moves are pretty go, but eck these out. >> how fast they're going. that's really amazing because they're staying right there on the top, like right in the wake. >> that is so cool. you wonder were they just hanging out underneath the water and looked up. look at this guy go. >> yeah. >> these dolphins seem so happy. i feel like every time they jump out of the water they're going whoa. >> if you could speak dolphin i would think you would be able to translate. >> that is dolphin. >> impressive that the guy is out there for so long without the handle bars

petersburg, florida. 15-year-old mitchell overton, was surfing behind the family boat when a school ofins had an aquatic ballet beside him. they may have been conserving energy by swimming behind the boat's wake. or caught up in the spirit of an almost airborne human. >>> what did we learn today about the president? president obama unveiling his official play list for the re-election campaign. it starts with james taylor. ♪ whenever i see you smiling face ♪ ♪ i have to smile myself because i love you ♪ >> reporter: also on his play list, aretha franklin. ♪ take a long >> reporter: and who could forget this moment? ♪ i [ cheers and applause ] ♪ so in love with you ♪ whatever you want to >> reporter: yes. the al green version made the cut, too. >>> and coming up, we're going to tell you about a beatle, finally getting his due. why did it take so long? finally getting his due. why did it take so long? ♪ love me do with alzheimase. t is she needs help from me. and her medication. the exelon patch -- it releases medication continuously for twenty-four hours. she uses one exelon patch daily

. >> that's 15-year-old mitchell overton wake boarding in the gulf of mexico.here are two bottlenosed dolphins swimming with him. they swam next to him for 30 seconds. suddenly they lost interest and stopped following him but how cool is that. >> they probably ran out of gas. [ laughter ] >> they're going pretty quick. >> they are. i think the way the dynamics are, they actually -- it's

marcos and his buddy mitchell overton say they're out on the water learning new tricks every weekend,to an experience of a lifetime. >> i see everyone looking to the other side of the wake and pointing to the other side and i look over the side of it and i can see this huge gray thing jump up and it scared me. >> reporter: mitchell had been filming the encounter and when they switched places, more dolphins. they saw a total of five ride the waves. >> once one would jump. for some reason they never got on my side of the wake. they let me do my things, they did theirs. >> reporter: researchers say it's common for dolphins to swim alongside the wake of a boat. like marcos and mitchell, they just like to have fun. for "today," lilliana luciano, nbc news. >> looks like fun. man and beast. >> exactly. and everyone has a camry, so we all get to share in it. >>> still to come on "today," a child prodigy on presidents. we're going to introduce you to a first grader who has a commanding knowledge of how commanders in chief -- >> plus, it's time to get back to the boardroom. we'll get donald tru