A Hot Crustacean Band

100 degree+ weather working at summer camp calls for cool, indoor movie time. That's when I was reminded of how fun and clever this tune is from the Disney classic A Little Mermaid. It depicts an underwater world in which mermaids have coveted singing voices and every sea critter is a talented musician. Nowadays, at least we got squids on clarinets.



The newt play the flute
The carp play the harp
The plaice play the bass
And they soundin' sharp!
The bass play the brass
The chub play the tub
The fluke is the duke of soul!

The ray he can play
The lings on the strings
The trout rockin' out
The blackfish, she sings.
The smelt and the sprat
They know where it's at,
And oh that blowfish blooooooowwwww!