The Oyster And The Flying Fish
Kevin AyersVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
x 2
An oyster was a'travelling
Along the ocean road;
He'd been some time preparing,
And now he'd left the fold.
He was sick of being oysterized,
And he wanted to explode, to explode
Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la,
La la la la la la la la - bis
He saw a pretty flying fish
And said if I could have one wish
I'd change into a flying fish,
And then I would be happy, yes I would
Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la,
La la la la Ooh la la la - bis
The flying fish came down to see
Just who had made this plea;
And seeing the poor oyster,
She said this cannot be
An oyster has to stay inside,
And a flying fish must flee, all the time
Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la,
Ooh la la Ooh la la Ooh la Ooh la Ooh la la
- bis Ooh la la Ooh la la, fizzles out
As the oyster turned to go away,
The flying fish was heard to say,
"If I could find a place to stay,
I know I would be happy, yes I would"
Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la,
Ooh la la la la la la la - quatro
Now its hard to figure their Lala's
Just do as you please, guys!
End on a single, drawn Laaa...
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Readable chord sheet for The Oyster And The Flying Fish by Kevin Ayers
[G] [Em] x 2
An [G]oyster was a'[Em]travelling
A[G]long the ocean [Em]road;
H[G]e'd been some time pr[Em]eparing,
And [C]now he'd left the [B]fold.
H[G]e was sick of being [Em]oysterized,
And [C]he wanted to ex[B]plode, to ex[E]plode
O[C]oh la, [Eb]ooh la, [Bb]ooh la, [F]ooh la,
L[G]a la la la la la la la - bis
He s[G]aw a pretty f[Em]lying fish
And s[G]aid if I could h[Em]ave one wish
I'd ch[G]ange into a f[Em]lying fish,
And t[C]hen I would be h[B]appy, yes I w[E]ould
O[C]oh la, [Eb]ooh la, [Bb]ooh la, [F]ooh la,
L[G]a la la la Ooh la la la - bis
T[G]he flying fish came d[Em]own to see
J[G]ust who had made this p[Em]lea;
A[G]nd seeing the poor oy[Em]ster,
She s[C]aid this cannot [B]be
An o[G]yster has to sta[Em]y inside,
And [C]a flying fish must f[B]lee, all the[E] time
O[C]oh la, [Eb]ooh la, [Bb]ooh la, [F]ooh la,
O[G]oh la la Ooh la la Ooh la Ooh la Ooh la la
- bis Ooh la la Ooh la la, fizzles out
A[G]s the oyster turned to[Em] go away,
T[G]he flying fish was h[Em]eard to say,
"If [G]I could find a[Em] place to stay,
I kn[C]ow I would be ha[B]ppy, yes I w[E]ould"
O[C]oh la, [Eb]ooh la, [Bb]ooh la, [F]ooh la,
O[G]oh la la la la la la la - quatro
Now its hard to figure their Lala's
Just do as you please, guys!
End on a single, drawn Laaa...