The Ballad of the Slippery Sea Bass

“The Ballad of the Slippery Sea Bass”

Oh I’m all at sea with my Sea Bass,

the bass bass with a critical mass,

it wriggles notes that should be yummy

Crew Chorus: But they slip away, all squirmy slummy!

He flaps his fins at every bar,

slides off key like a tipsy star,

and every time I try to catch

Crew Chorus: He squirts a chord and lifts the latch!

(All together )

Heave away, ye tuneful tide,

let the fish strings sing and glide,

for every note that bubbles free

is a song from the heart of the sea.

And when he swims off proud and smelly,

burping tunes from his fishy belly,

the gulls all groan, the dolphins flee

Crew: But the ocean roars, “Play on, lad, he’s free!”

By Miku the bad bass bass bard

The Ballad of Resonator Rich, Buccaneer Extraordinaire

Oh Resonator Rich was a buccaneer bold,

with a steel gripped slide and a heart of gold,

he struck one chord and the royals fled

Crew: ‘’He scared the crown clean off their head!’’

His lyrics cracked like a cannon’s roar,

his riffs could rattle the ocean floor,

no king nor admiral dared come near

Crew Chorus: “For Rich played blues they’d die to hear!”

Now be scared of old Resonator Rich,

cross his line and he starts to twitch,

he’ll dunk you deep where the cold tides sway

Crew Chorus: ‘Make you pay in the briny grey!’’

He’ll slice your pride with a bluesman’s sneer,

cut your nose clean off your fear,

paste your shame on the mast all day

Crew Chorus: ‘’A warning nailed where the gulls all play!’’

All together, ‘’Oh here’s to our Resonator Rich

Buccaneer Bold

With a heart of Gold

Cross his path and he’d make ya twitch’’

When the moon dips low and the waves turn pale,

Rich hums the blues that bend the gale,

and from the depths the Sea Bass leaps

Crew Chorus: ‘’To join the song the ocean keeps!’’

Together they roar through foam and mist,

a duet no mortal could resist,

and every port from Cardiff Bay

still hums his tunes to this very day.

Next gig: Devauden Festival

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