The little fishes of the sea,
They sent an answer back to me.
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The little fishes of the sea,
They sent an answer back to me.
The little fishes' answer was
"We cannot do it, Sir, because--"

The great fish [eat] the small.

The great fish [eat] the small.

I have other fish to fry.

I have other fish to fry.

A sly old fish, too cunning for the hook.

A sly old fish, too cunning for the hook.

One that is neither flesh not fish.

One that is neither flesh not fish.

How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
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How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!

Thy neck is a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in
Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: read more

Thy neck is a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in
Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower
Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

Fish say, they have their Stream and Pond;
But is there anything Beyond?

Fish say, they have their Stream and Pond;
But is there anything Beyond?

I will not make fish one and flesh of another.

I will not make fish one and flesh of another.