Baby Rainbow (Trout)

© 1984 Neal Gladstone

 

There once was a baby Rainbow, and he lived in a beautiful creek

With bracken ferns and big fat worms and lots of bugs to eat

One day while he was swimming, some cheese came floating by

He was about to bite this new delight when he heard his mother cry

 

Chorus

Oh, don't take a bite, no, don't take a bite

You must never take a bite of the cheese

You'll be caught by a man and pulled up on the land

And fried in a pan with grease

There's grubs and slugs and lightening bugs and lots of stuff to eat

So whatever you do, you must never take a bite of the cheese

 

The baby didn't listen, and he gave his tail a flip

He bit the cheese just as he pleased, but something caught his lip

He flipped and flopped and fluttered, but he got pulled up on shore

And as the man reached out his hand, he heard his mom once more

 

Chorus

Oh, don't take a bite, no, don't take a bite

You must never take a bite of the cheese

You'll be caught by a man and pulled up on the land

And fried in a pan with grease

There's grubs and slugs and lightening bugs and lots of stuff to eat

So whatever you do, you must never take a bite of the cheese

 

The fisherman was hoping for a more substantial snack

He looked and laughed and said, "I'll have to throw this baby back"

The baby hit the water! It was his lucky day

And if you walk down by the rock, you still can hear him say,

 

Chorus

Oh, don't take a bite, no, don't take a bite

You must never take a bite of the cheese

You'll be caught by a man and pulled up on the land

And fried in a pan with grease

There's grubs and slugs and lightening bugs and lots of stuff to eat

So whatever you do, you must never take a bite --

Be it Parmesan or Cheddar, Mozzarella, Swiss or White --

No whatever you do you must never take a bite of the cheese

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