Lyr Req: I Lobster But Never Flounder

Subject: lyr req: lobster, but then I flounder
From: GUEST,Notable Exception
Date: 02 Jun 06 - 03:57 PM

There is a fish love song, or love song using fish names. phrases such as: I'd bass squid outta here; I lobster, but now I've flounder.

Any help to whole story and tune???

Subject: RE: lyr req: lobster, but then I flounder
From: GUEST,saulgoldie
Date: 02 Jun 06 - 04:06 PM

There are probably several. This is the one I remember:

http://www.kipaddotta.com/kips-cds.html

On this page, click the button for "Wet Dream"

Subject: RE: lyr req: lobster, but then I flounder
From: Barry Finn
Date: 02 Jun 06 - 04:12 PM

Sorry, haven't heard it but I'd love to just for the halibut, of course if it's oak with you it'd be pine with me.
Barry

Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: I LOBSTER BUT NEVER FLOUNDER
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Jun 06 - 05:22 PM

I LOBSTER BUT NEVER FLOUNDER
From: "Pinkard & Bowden Getting' Stupid #2"
Written by: Braddock & Braddock (BMI)

G                C
I was a cook and she was a waitress
G                  D             G
Down at the Salty Dog Seafood Cafe
    G                                       C
And somewhere 'tween the clam juice and the seaweed salad
G                   D             G
Some little shrimp just lured her away

CHORUS:
       G                     C
Oh I lobster and never flounder
    G
He wrapped his line around her
          D                D7
And they drove off in his carp
      G                C
Oh I lobster and never flounder
   G                               D         G
I octopus his face in, he'll only break her heart.

I said just squid and leave me for that piano tuna
If you want to trout something new
She was the bass I ever had, now my life has no porpoise
Oh my cod I love her yes I do

Chorus

Spoken: Frankly scallop, I don't give a clam

Subject: RE: lyr req: lobster, but then I flounder
From: GUEST,Joe_F
Date: 02 Jun 06 - 08:49 PM

Oh. There is also a version of "The Sea Crab" called "The Lobster". But I forbear.

--- Joe Fineman    [e-mail]

||: Anger is ice for the toothache of shame. :||

Subject: RE: lyr req: lobster, but then I flounder
From: Joe Offer
Date: 03 Jun 06 - 01:15 PM

I think that's the version of "The Lobster" that you posted here (click), Joe. I think I prefer the version posted in that thread by Pene Azul, sung to the tune of "I Feel So Lonely" by Elvis.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: lyr req: lobster, but then I flounder
From: Gene
Date: 03 Jun 06 - 04:01 PM

Complete lyrics posted back in '99

http://mudcat.org/thread.CFM?threadID=11442#139440

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Thread #11442   Message #85044
Posted By: Gene
08-Jun-99 - 09:10 PM
Thread Name: The love lives of various sea fish
Subject: Lyr Add: I LOBSTER AND NEVER FLOUNDER^^

Here's a FISHY story....
I LOBSTER AND NEVER FLOUNDER
Recorded by Pinkard and Bowden

I was a cook, she was a waitress
Down at SALTY sam's SEAFOOD Cafe
And somewhere 'tween the CLAM juice and the ... SEAWEED SALAD
Some little SHRIMP LURED her away.

I said, just SQUID and leave me for that pian-a TUNA
If you wanna TROUT something new
She was the BASS I ever had, now my life has no PORPOISE
Oh, my COD, I love her, yes I do.

Oh, I LOBSTER and never FLOUNDER He wrapped his LINE around her
And they drove off in his CARP
Oh, I LOBSTER and never FLOUNDER
I OCT-I-PUS his face in
EEL only break her heart.

Boy, I sure SWORDFISH she'd come back to me, Sammy
I'd show her a WHALE of a time
Now, Richard, you know she'd just pull that ...
Not tonight, I've got a HADDOCK, routine
You know, you're probably right
But I've KELP her picture in my WALLEYE just for the HALIBUT
I wonder if she's still got mine in her PERCH
Did you, ... did you say PERCH?
Yea, I'm afraid so!
That's good, for a moment there
I thought I was losing my HERRING.

Well, we BASS SQUID all this SEAHORSIN' around
'Fore these people out here go into a state of SHARK
Yea, if we get out of here alive, it's gonna be a MACKEREL
Frankly, SCALLOP, I don't give a CLAM.