Story Behind the Song
The Threetles, consisting of Barry Schwam, Dan Bullard and Verna Chilton. It includes a washtub bass, played by Dan.
Lyrics
Singing Fishies of the Big Green Sea
Once when I was a little bitty fella, I ran away to the big green sea,
and all the fishes there, in the wiggle waggle water,
came to sing to me, in their finest key,
They sang, gloop -do-wah, dibble, drabble, dribble,
we are the singing fishies of the big green sea,
They sang, gloop -do-wah, dibble, drabble, dribble,
we are the singing fishies of the big green sea.,.uh uh uh.
And I harmonized with the wiggle waggle water,
going glub, glub, glub as I sank below,
But all the fishies came to my riggle raggle rescue,
blowing great big bubbles over the radio,
They went gloop -do-wah, dibble, drabble, dribble,
we are the singing fishies of the big green sea,
They sang, gloop -do-wah, dibble, drabble, dribble,
we are the singing fishies of the big green sea.,.uh uh uh.
Interlude
They went gloop -do-wah, dibble, drabble, dribble,
we are the singing fishies of the big green sea,
They sang, gloop -do-wah, dibble, drabble, dribble,
we are the singing fishies of the big green sea.,.uh uh uh.
Then a taxi-clam came to take me back to Kansas,
but I told to her, "I live in Cal-i-a!
She says, "Nix, nix baby, you're a Kansas City pretty,
and you're going with me to feel the harmony!
We'll go, gloop -do-wah, dibble, drabble, dribble,
we are the singing fishies of the big green sea,
We'll go , gloop -do-wah, dibble, drabble, dribble,
we are the singing fishies of the big green sea..
©2000 Barry Schwam
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