Jazz_Chant_All_Fairy_Tales
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FLOUNDER
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FLOUNDER
CHORUS
NARRATOR
Yes? What do you want?
Oh, flounder, flounder,it's not me. I don't want a thing,
but my wife . ..
Yes? Tell me.
What does she want?
She wants a house
What kind of a house?
A big house.
How big? How many rooms?
Nine!
Nine rooms?
That's what she said. But if that's too hard for you to do . . .
The house is hers.
Go home! Go home!
The house is hers. The house is hers.
She has her house with nine rooms. Go home to the house
with nine rooms.
The house is hers. Go home.
And so the fisherman thanked the flounder, and hurried home to his wife. There she was in her big house with nine rooms. For a while they
WIFE |
Wake up! Wake up! |
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I have an idea! |
FISHERMAN |
Oh, no! What is it now? |
WIFE |
Go to the flounder. |
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Tell him please. |
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I'm tired of being the King. |
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Every day, the same old thing. |
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I'm tired of being the King. |
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Tired and bored. |
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Nothing to do. |
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I hate the life of a King. |
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I hate the life |
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of a fisherman's wife. |
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But I'm tired of being the King. |
CHORUS |
Tired and bored. |
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Nothing to do. |
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Everyday, the same old thing. |
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She hates the life |
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of a fisherman's wife. |
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But she's tired of being the King. |
NARRATOR |
And so once again, the fisherman |
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went down to the sea, took a very |
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deep breath, and sadly called the flounder. |
FISHERMAN |
Flounder,flounder in the sea. |
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Flounder, flounder come to me. |
NARRATOR |
Soon the flounder appeared and said: |
FLOUNDER |
Yes? What is it? |
FISHERMAN |
I hate to ask you this, but . . . |
FLOUNDER |
Yes? What is it? |
FISHERMAN |
It's my wife, the Emperor. |
FLOUNDER |
Yes? What does the Emperor want? |
FISHERMAN |
She wants . . .She wants. . . |
FLOUNDER |
Speak up! Speak up! |
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What does she want? |
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