Big Fish

<br>(Dave)<br>As a young boy Michael helped his mother cook,<br>Down by her apron strings the whole day long.<br>Knife in hand, her eyes trained on the recipe book<br>He`d salivate as she sang out this song:<br>(funny old woman`s voice)<br>Cut the onions, start the dicing.<br>Listen up Mike, it`s the right thing.<br>Chop the parsnip for a rich dish<br>In the small pond you`ll be a big fish.<br>In the small pond you`ll be a big fish.<br>(Mike)<br>When in college our lad made some special friends,<br>Kept him from subversives and their kind.<br>Swirled within a world of sports and dividends.<br>And the song they sang was etched upon his mind:<br>(All)<br>Cut the hair off the hippy sleeping.<br>Listen up Mike, it`s the right thing.<br>Chop the fringes off the freakish.<br>In the small pond you`ll be a big fish.<br>In the small pond you`ll be a big fish.<br>(Murray)<br>Thirty-five, a burning drive possessed him<br>To be the greatest golfer in North Bay.<br>Sometimes a fear of failure near obsessed him.<br>But then he`d hear the other golfer`s say:<br>(funny deep voice)<br>Cut the motion on your back swing.<br>Listen up Mike, it`s the right thing.<br>Chop the golf ball with a big swish.<br>In the small pond you`ll be a big fish.<br>In the small pond you`ll be a big fish.<br>(Jian)<br>Now he`s breaking bread with heads of industry.<br>The captain in the autumn of his years.<br>He proceeds with Messianical rabidity.<br>When he echoes mother`s words he hears the cheers:<br>(All)<br>Cut the welfare, and public housing.<br>Listen up Mike, it`s the right thing.<br>Chop the health-care, you`ll get your wish.<br>In the small pond you`ll be a big fish<br>Cut the child-care and the schooling.<br>Listen up Mike, it`s the right-wing.<br>Chop the free-lunch for the poorish.<br>In the small pond you`ll be a big fish.<br>In the small pond you`ll be a big fish.<br>In the small pond you`ll be a big fish.<br>From the Liner:<br>1996 - We have a brand new ultra right-wing premier of ontario,<br>but only fools<br>would believe that our loving leader actually revels in the pain,<br>misery, and economic<br>disparity that comes as a product of his neo-conservative policies. Mike<br>is<br>simply doing the `right thing`.