"Jim Goulder"
2013-05-06 06:05:28 UTC
The following was inspired by visits to a small aquarium in Costa
Rica and the national museum of the Cayman Islands:
(N.B. some artistic liberties have been taken with the natural
history.)
To: "That's Amore" (1952) (Harry Warren, music, Jack Brooks, lyrics)
Subject: Dean Martin - That's Amore - YouTube
Within the reef, where creatures vie,
There lurks a thief who feeds on fry:
When you spot a big eel who has no sex appeal,
That's a moray.
Lurking deep undersea in a dark cavity,
That's a moray.
Sneaky thief, he would have a beef, if I gave him grief on the
reef and annoyed him.
Toothy smile, predatory guile, undulating style mean that I'll
just avoid him.
When anguilliform fish is a Japanese dish,
That's a moray.
Never easy to catch, even harder to hatch are these eels.
When your sushi derives from a fish that survives by foray,
Lest you squirm, I'll confirm there is no other term,
That's a moray.
Rica and the national museum of the Cayman Islands:
(N.B. some artistic liberties have been taken with the natural
history.)
To: "That's Amore" (1952) (Harry Warren, music, Jack Brooks, lyrics)
Subject: Dean Martin - That's Amore - YouTube
Within the reef, where creatures vie,
There lurks a thief who feeds on fry:
When you spot a big eel who has no sex appeal,
That's a moray.
Lurking deep undersea in a dark cavity,
That's a moray.
Sneaky thief, he would have a beef, if I gave him grief on the
reef and annoyed him.
Toothy smile, predatory guile, undulating style mean that I'll
just avoid him.
When anguilliform fish is a Japanese dish,
That's a moray.
Never easy to catch, even harder to hatch are these eels.
When your sushi derives from a fish that survives by foray,
Lest you squirm, I'll confirm there is no other term,
That's a moray.