Fish famously have only a three seconds of memory—this is of course untrue.
People famously will all be happy come the revolution—this is of course untrue.
Goldfish famously possess no revolutionary zeal—this is of course...
Red fish, blue fish...
Under the bridge
Under the bridge
Through the weed
Through the weed
Past the buzzing pump
Past the buzzing pump
Into the current
Into the current
Whee!
Whee!
Under the bridge
Under the bridge
Through the... hey!
Through the-- Hey?
Yes. Hey!
What?
I just now thought, and have you ever thought:
the quality of fishness is the same
in each and every day we play no sport,
make no love, sing no song; we hunt no rhino, tame
no fairy creatures. We just go round and round
within the same old rut. I cannot put
my fin on it, but there's something profound
about the World. We swim with our eyes shut
and do not see. I heard a joking man:
he asked if we had ever heard the one
about the two fish in the tank, where neither
one could drive the great machine. They had no plan,
you see? So if our chance should ever come...
let's seize the day. I'll captain, you're the driver.
the quality of fishness is the same
in each and every day we play no sport,
make no love, sing no song; we hunt no rhino, tame
no fairy creatures. We just go round and round
within the same old rut. I cannot put
my fin on it, but there's something profound
about the World. We swim with our eyes shut
and do not see. I heard a joking man:
he asked if we had ever heard the one
about the two fish in the tank, where neither
one could drive the great machine. They had no plan,
you see? So if our chance should ever come...
let's seize the day. I'll captain, you're the driver.
This again?
It has to be said. Solidarity brother!
Anyway...
Past the buzzing pump
Past the buzzing pump
Past the buzzing pump
Into the current
Into the current
Whee!
Whee!
Under the bridge...
Quite delightful, Ian! Great form/perform!
ReplyDeleteThank you Tom!
DeleteLove the rhythm and rhyme and how it moves into the wider question of control.
ReplyDeleteThanks Paul! I wasn't sure the rhymes were working as well read aloud as they look on the page...?
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