"Flies !" genre: General Children's Music
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	Runner Up-2002 John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Children's Category! An imagined trans-species gastronomy rag in a rousing "New Orleans Stomp" arrangement featuring honky tonk piano and wailing harmonica.
	CD: Tom's Cafe   Label: Sidewalking Crab Records - available at www.jamescurley.net Credits: see www.jamesfcurley.com for full credits
	Story Behind the Song Not much to tell. I imagined a frog as a gourmet and this song came out of it. Well, there's a bit more to it but saying it's a meditation on the existential nature of reality seems a bit of a stretch, but after 2 or 3 beers I'm sure I can convince you of it. Lyrics Flies I like French fried flies and fly a la mode I eat fly cordon bleu 'cause I'm a gourmet toad I dream about flies on lily pads and logs There's simply nothing like flies to a well-bred frog My favorite place to eat is called Le Flycaise I eat fillet of fly and housefly sorbet It's the spot for frogs to dine, alone or in a group And no one complains when there's a fly in the soup Sometimes I eat at home watching the TV I make fee-ly gumbo and flies fricassee There's fly kabobs, flies sauterne and flies vinaigrette I finish with flies jubilee and I ain't started yet I let my mind wander to when I had no cares I'd sit around the pond and snag flies in mid-air Those were the days when my sights were not so high One thing hasn't changed – I still love them flies ©2002 James F. Curley

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