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A Very Big Whale

from EP 4 'Nautical Adventures' by Joseph Landau

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There was a very big whale, too large for a name
Who sang, “I’m such a big whale” all throughout the day
They tried calling him Paul; they tried calling him James
“Those names are too scant!” The whale complained
He splashed through the gulfs, the ponds and the lakes
And sang, “who’s ever seen a whale this great?”
He flew through the air, whenever it rained
He went here,
and then there, and then back, again

They tried calling him Nick; They tried calling him Dave
“I’m a very big whale!” The whale explained
The whale was warned, and the warnings were grave
The warnings were told for many a days
“whale beware! All nouns do have names
And if you don’t get one, you may start to shrink!”
But whales are smart, and whales can think
The whale responded without even
a whale blink

“That’s unscientific, it doesn’t sound sane
And surely I’d know, with my big whale brain”
“Just look in a mirror, you’re hardly the same
You grow smaller, and smaller, and smaller each day!”
But a haughtier whale, never was known
“Smaller!” he scoffed. “Why, I think I’ve just grown!”
“How about Bob, how about Joe?”
“Perhaps an apt choice, for my big whale toe”

And so, off he went, just as he pleased
Singing a long, wha-le melodies
Until all that was heared was dum-dum da dee
dum-dum da dee, dum-dum da dee
la da da-dee, la da da-dee

And then not was heard, not even a peep

But see him again, one day they did
Our very large friend had become paper-thin
His girth, was no girthier than even a pin
Not even an inch stood his dorsal fin

And last time the whale went out for a swim
not even a ripple was caused by him
He cried, yes he cried, he cried and he cried and he cried
“Bet you’ve never seen a whale so slim!

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from EP 4 'Nautical Adventures', released February 8, 2016

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Joseph Landau Toronto, Ontario

Toronto Based guitarist/singer/accordionist. Go to my website to see more of my music.

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