I Am the Walrus
words by Michelle Dockrey
to the tune of Horse-Tamer's Daughter by Leslie Fish
(with apologies to Lewis Carroll)
http://cyphertext.net/escapekey/Walrus.txt


Capo 1
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My companion was a carpenter on the shores of Wonderland
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And hand in hand he walked with me along the salty sand
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Few folk come for the races now, since Alice went away
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So alone we walked as we planned and talked by the sparkling summer bay
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The sun was shining on the sea, he shone with all his might
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And this was odd, because it was the middle of the night

I called the shellfish of the sea to come and walk with us
The eldest one, he would not come, but the young ones made no fuss
Four rushed up quite eagerly, and another four again
And thick and fast they came at last, about every one in ten
Their hair was brushed, their faces washed, their shoes were clean and neat
And this was odd, because you know, they hadn't any feet.

"It's time to talk of shoes and ships and stuff like that," I said
The carpenter got out the wine, and began to butter the bread
Just forty oysters, buttered bread, the carpenter, and me
A sunny night, and a fine dry white, for that goes with seafood you see
"O Oysters, shall we start for home?" --but answer came there none
And this was scarcely odd, because we'd eaten every one

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And I'll never drink red wine, I'll never eat bleu cheese
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The empty shells lie scattered, the supper of the seas
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But when the tide is low and the sun is shining free
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When I send my beseeching call... 
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Wild oysters come to me