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It was April the 41st, being a quadruple leap yearI was driving in downtown AtlantisMy Barracuda was in the shop, so I was in a rented Stingray, and it wasoverheatingSo I pulled into a Shell stationThey said I'd blown a sealI said, "Fix the damn thing and leave my private life out of it, okaypal?"While they were doing that I walked over to a place called the oysterbar -- a real diveBut I knew the owner, he used to play for the DolphinsI said, "Hi, Gil!!!"Letras de cancionesYou hafta yell, he's hard of herringCHORUS:Think I had a wet dreamCruisin' through the Gulf StreamOooh-ooh-ooh-oohWet dream...Gil was also down on his luckFact is, he was barely keeping his head below waterI gullied up to the sandbarHe poured the usualRusty snail, hold the grunion, shaken, not stirredWith a peanut butter and jellyfish sandwich on the side -- heavy on themakoI slipped him a fin -- on porpoiseI was feeling goodI even dropped a sand dollar in the box for Jerry's Squids -- for thehalibutWell, the place was crowdedWe were packed in like sardinesThey were all there to listen to the big band sounds of Tommy Dorsal --what soleTommy was rockin' the place with a very popular tuna -- "Salmon ChantedEvening"And the stage was surrounded by screaming groupersProbably there to see the bass playerOne of them was this cute little yellowtailAnd she's giving ME the eyeSo I figure, this is my chance for a little funYou know -- a piece of PiscesBut she said things I just couldn't fathomShe was too deep, and seemed to be under a lot of pressureBoy, could she drinkShe drank like a... she drank A LOT...I said, "What's your sign?"She said, "Aquarium"I said, "GREAT!!! Let's get tanked!"CHORUSI invited her up to my place for a little midnight baitI said, "C'mon baby, it'll only take a few minnows"She threw me that same old line"Not tonight -- I got a haddock"And she wasn't kiddin' either, 'cuz in came the biggest, meanest lookinghaddock I'd ever seen come down the pikeHe was covered with musselsHe came over to me, he said, "Listen shrimp -- don't you come trollingaround here"What a crabThis guy was steamed -- I could see the anchor in his eyesI turned to him, I said, "Abalone -- You're just being shellfish"Well, I knew it was going to be trouble, and so did Gil, 'cuz he wasalready on the phone to the codsThe haddock hits me with a sucker punchI catch him with a left hookHe eels overIt was a fluke, but there he was, lying on the deck, flat as a mackerelKelplessI said, "Forget the cods, Gil, this guy's gonna need a sturgeon"Well, the yellowtail was impressed with the way I landed her boyfriendShe came over to me, she said, "Hey big boy, you're really a game fish""What's your name?"I said, "Marlin"CHORUSWell from then on, we had a whale of a timeI took her to dinnerI took her to danceI bought her a bouquet of floundersAnd then I went home with herAnd what did I get for my trouble?A case of the clamsCHORUSCHORUS/FADE From Letras Mania