The Jayhawks – Poor Little Fish (Ukulele)

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Poor little fish, swimming in the water

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Hide behind the coattails of your father

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I?ve been alone so long I thought I?d never last

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Stuck up on a shelf like an old dusty hat, yeah

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But then you come along

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You put me on that throne

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Up into the sky         yeah

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Thought I saw Nick Cave down at the Laundromat

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You put your hand in my hand and that was that, yeah

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Your perfume on my sleeve

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You lit my life like a Christmas tree

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Up into the sky         yeah

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Poor little fish, swimming in the water

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Hide behind the coattails of your father

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You know a cold, cold heart sleeps awful well

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While the maids vacuum the hall outside my cheap hotel room

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The whole damn shit came down

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Exploded to the ground.. Puusshh

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Up into the sky         yeah

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Poor little fish, swimming in the water

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Hide behind the coattails of your father

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Where you are is who you are when you?re sleeping

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Where you are is who you are when you?re sleeping

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            Poor little fish

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Poor little fish

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Poor little fish