This is an example of taking one verse from Leon's fine song which solely (LOL) deals with fishsticks and expanding it into 3 verses. I ran across the original song from the singing of Charlie King and thought it might be tastefully reworked for a children's concert. Note the chords should show up in the right place if you copy and paste what's below into Word using a Times font. Any more songs like this around?

WHOEVER INVENTED THE FISHSTICK
(Leon Rosselson © 1981 Adapted by Charlie Ipcar - 1993 Tune: after Too-ra-li oo-ra-li oo-ra-li)

C-----------G------------C
Who-ever in-vented the fish-stick,
F----------------------C
Ought to be trans-mogri-fied –
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Skinned, mashed and boxed in-to uni-form blocks,
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Then covered with bread-crumbs from col-lar to socks,
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Froz-en and deep fat fried, fat fried
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Yes, froz-en and deep fat fried.

'Cause who'd do that to a fish,
Finning its way through the sea,
Making no sound, just cruising around,
A rainbow of colors, a king to be crowned,
Just riding its flying trapeze, trapeze,
Just riding its flying trapeze?

Now progress is all very fine,
But not when it chops up your dreams;
If you're still afloat, don't miss the boat,
Turn off the TV, deep-six the remote;
Life can be more than it seems, it seems;
Yes, life can be more than it seems!