Fish Story Song

FISH STORY SONG
Well I went to the river and I caught me a fish
Brought him back home and I put him in a dish
Well I was in for a big surprise
I never saw a fish with such big blue eyes

CHORUS
Stoke up the stove, get down the skillet
Got an empty tummy but I’m a gonna fill it
Get out the salt, get out the pepper
A fish dinner’s good but I can make it better
Deedle leedle leedle leedele lee dee dee
Deedle leedle lee dee dee

Well I heard a voice say, “Excuse me please
Salt will make me itchy, pepper makes me sneeze”
I wasn’t happy it was just my luck- it
Seemed I better quick put him back in the bucket

Well the fish said, “Sir, there’s a time to be humble
I know you’re in a hurry I can hear your tummy rumble
I’m a magic fish, it’s a big mistake
To treat a magic fish like a piece of steak”

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Well my head I’m shakin, the floor I’m walkin’
How do I cook a fish that’s talkin’
He said, “I’ll tell a story if you let me live
I got lots of good stories but to get you gotta give”

So he told me stories ‘bout Paul Revere
And old Paul Bunyan and the grizzly bear
I told him the one about the man from Nantucket
The fish did a flip and he giggled in the bucket

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So we swapped stories ‘til the sun came up-per
I gave him some bread crumbs and I had peanut butter
I said, “Mr. Fish, what are we gonna do?
You’re supposed to feed me now I’m a feedin’ you”

So I took him to the river and I put him back in
Now every evening I go and visit him
We’ll tell stories ‘til it’s late at night
Then I’ll go home and I’ll turn out the light

Damper down the stove, put away the skillet
I got an empty tummy gonna have to live with it
Put away the salt, put away the pepper
A fish dinner’s good, but a fish friend’s better
Deedle leedle leedle leedele lee dee dee
Deedle leedle lee dee dee

© Words & Music by Tom Rush
From the Dennis Warner Album “Beep Beep”