Big Fish / Little Fish

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Chorus: Big fish eat little fish in the ocean and the bay
big fish eat little fish every night and every day
big fish eat little fish that's what they say
but I hope the little fish get away

Little fishes swimming by all shapes and sizes and colors
the big fish he swallows one he's looking for another
if the big fish wasn't hungry there'd be nothing more to say
how can the little fish get away

Big fish he swims so slow to him life ain't no riddle
but he wasn't quite so sure back when he was little
oh what can it be makes him forget those days
how can the little fish get away

Sometimes I'm a great big fish most times I'm shorter
of course it all depends on the other fish in the water
but you know I stop my scheming
when the big fish shows his face
how can the little fish get away

Well the water goes around the world don't you feel suspicious
about what floats between the big and little fishes
yes this hunger catches all who take the bail
how can we ever hope to get away

© 1988 Karl Williams