Oyster and the Flying Fish-Kevin Ayers

[ti:Oyster and the Flying Fish (Bob Harris Session)] [ar:Kevin Ayers] [al:Bob Harris Session (17th May 1972)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Oyster and the Flying Fish - Kevin Ayers [00:16.52]An oyster was a'travelling [00:18.32] [00:19.66]Along the ocean road; [00:22.12] [00:23.75]He'd been some time preparing [00:26.01] [00:27.39]And now he'd left the fold [00:29.27] [00:30.59]He was sick of being oysterized [00:33.21] [00:34.71]And he wanted to explode to explode [00:38.24] [00:42.35]Ooh la ooh la ooh la ooh la [00:45.48] [00:46.00]Ooh la la la ooh la la la [00:49.00] [00:49.74]Ooh la ooh la ooh la ooh la [00:53.46]Ooh la la la ooh la la la [00:56.20] [00:56.72]He saw a pretty flying fish [00:59.81] [01:00.71]And said if I could have one wish [01:03.38] [01:04.41]I'd change into a flying fish [01:06.42] [01:07.82]And then I would be happy yes I would [01:11.78] [01:15.61]Ooh la ooh la ooh la ooh la [01:18.66] [01:19.26]Ooh la la la ooh la la la [01:21.67] [01:22.85]Ooh la ooh la ooh la ooh la [01:25.92] [01:26.45]Ooh la la la ooh la la la [01:29.00] [01:30.32]The flying fish came down to see [01:33.11] [01:33.84]Just who had made this plea; [01:35.41] [01:37.37]And seeing the poor oyster [01:39.61] [01:40.97]Said this cannot be [01:43.15] [01:44.76]An oyster has to stay inside [01:47.27] [01:48.41]And a flying fish must flee all the time [01:52.33] [01:56.02]Ooh la ooh la ooh la ooh la [01:59.44]Ooh la la la ooh la la la [02:02.06] [02:03.13]Ooh la ooh la ooh la ooh la [02:06.81]Ooh la la la ooh la la la [02:09.33] [02:10.26]As the oyster turned to go away [02:13.01] [02:14.10]The flying fish was heard to say [02:16.76] [02:17.76]"If I could find a place to stay [02:20.63] [02:21.48]I know I would be happy yes I would " [02:25.43] [02:29.20]Ooh la ooh la ooh la ooh la [02:32.71]Ooh la la la ooh la la la [02:35.47] [02:36.55]Ooh la ooh la ooh la ooh la [02:40.13]Ooh La la la la la la la la la la [02:42.67] [02:43.78]Ooh la ooh la ooh la ooh la [02:46.82] [02:47.38]Ooh la la la ooh la la la [02:49.60]Ooh la ooh la ooh la la la [02:51.45]Ooh la ooh la ooh la Ooh la la la