The Fish Song

12JAN2010: Hey someone finally posted the video of this song!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1CEvt2lyuc

I put this here because it's hard to find a copy of the original. I recorded this off the radio back in 1980-1982 somewhere in Hawaii. I believe its called the fish song or "I Lobster and Never Flounder" by either Braddock and Braddock or Pinkard and Bowden. I am sure someone will correct me.

This is a song about a love relationship thats just washed up on the rocks.

Thats right, too late the guy realizes his girl is gone and something very fishy is going on...

Lyrics:
I was a cook and she was a waitress, Down at Salty Sam's Seafood Café
And some where 'tween the clam juice or the seaweed salad
Some little shrimp just lured her away

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 octopus his face in, Eel only break her heart

I said just squid and leave me for that piana tuna if you want to trout somethin' 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 octopus his face in, Eel only break her heart

Boy, I sword fish she'd come back to me Sandy, I'd show her a whale of a time.

Now Richard, you know she'd just pull that "Knot tonight, I got a Haddock routine"

You know, I've kelped her picture in my walleye just for the halibut I wonder if shes still got mine in her perch?

Did you say Perch?

Yeah I'm afraid so.

Well thats good, for a moment there, I thought I was losing my herring.

Well, we bass squid all this sea horsing around or you folks will go into a state of shark!'

If we get out of here alive — it'll be a mackerel.

"Frankly scallop, I don't give a clam"

(Braddock-Braddock)

Tree Publishing CO. Inc. BMI Warner Bros.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Fish
• Song
• Braddock
• Pinkard
• Bowden
• Lobster
• and
• Never
• Flounder

[TheInfantryfighter]

Hahahahahaha....My mother and I heard this song on the radio like 28 years ago, on the way to Hollywood Beach and all I could remember was the chorus. Thank you for posting this, it brought back many wonderful memories!

[moondoggie999]

@TheInfantryfighter fantastic! hey did you see the actual video? look in the video description for the link...

[stuffsie]

@memememe1942 Reply: I did too they were awsome!

[stuffsie]

thanks for posting this. I could not find it

[rockindoll721]

dude i live in branson

[maxwellhouse72]

YES SILVER DOLLAR CITY me too

[memememe1942]

i saw these people in brason at silver dollar city their called the Sons of silver dollar

[jtbgood8843]

Written by a fantastic songwriter Bobby Braddock..

[kennyLLC]

Yeah. It was on a Hee-Haw episode, I believe, in the 1970's.

[why1914]

It is "I Lobster and Never Flounder" by Pinkard and Bowden