CALL ME THE WHALE
Paul Kaplan

1 Call me the whale, for that's what I am
And all I aim to be
You may call yourselves the kings of the land
But I am the king of the sea, brave boys
Yes, I am the king of the sea

2 You came after me in your matchstick boats
With your harpoons poised for the kill
When I looked you in the eye, I never saw you cry
But I know that I gave you a chill, brave boys
I know that I gave you a chill

3 I never ever meant you any harm brave boys,
When I sent you to the bottom with my tail
I only meant to show you, (that) you should been at home
Instead of on the ocean chasing whales, brave boys
Instead of on the ocean chasing whales

4 But you never got the message, so more and more you came
'til I ran out of places for to hide
When your boats got so big, that I couldn't bring you down
Then I knew you had turned the tide, brave boys
I knew you had turned the tide

5 Now you hunt me down in your factory ships
And you never even touch me with your hands
In the morning I am playing with my babies in the waves,
In the afternoon I'm packed into your cans, brave boys
In the afternoon I'm packed into your cans

6 You've gotten so efficient with your implements of death
That by now I am barely alive
But if you treat each other the way you've treated me
I think I am going to survive, brave boys
I know I am going to survive

(repeat first verse)
@animal @sailor
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