Oh how I’m wishing that I were fishing!
I’d love to see the swishing that I’ve been missing.
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\fins ‘n skins/
catfish
dogfish
goatfish
lizardfish
goosefish
queenfish
angelfish
devilfish
kingfish
fish!
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Hungry! I am getting wolfish for a pescatarian dish!
Oh, how I wish I could catch a fish!
Queen Janae arrived in the summer in the back of a conch shell boat.
After the winter frost had thawed on every single Alaskan float.
Demon devilfish and wailing frogfish popped their heads out of the waves.
Wondering whether to greet her or run back to their underground caves.
Into the black
She swims far away
To her unknown island
Where she goes to hide and play
Off to her island
Off to her bay
Iv'e no clue where she goes
Breaks my heart everyday
She swam in my ocean
For many great years
Now she's off to her island
I'm left swimming in tears
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