(sung)
If I had a fish tank
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All day long I’d gurgle gurgle glub
If I had an aquarium
I wouldn’t have to change much
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If I had a gurgle gurgle tank
Bubble-wobble-bubble-wobble bliss
I’d build a big tall tank with coral by the dozen
Right in the middle of the room
A sparkling glass with colorful fish below
There would be one tiny castle just standing tall
And one little plant swaying gently to and fro
And one more hiding spot, cozy in its glow
I’d fill my tank with neon tetras and angelfish
And guppies for the guests to see and cheer
Swimming just as gracefully as they can
And each vibrant fishy glimmers
Would dance like a ballet in the clear
As if to say, “Here thrives a fishy man”
Oh
If I had a fish tank
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All day long I’d gurgle gurgle glub
If I had an aquarium
I wouldn’t have to change much
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If I had a gurgle gurgle tank
Bubble-wobble-bubble-wobble bliss
I see my friends, my fishies, swimming like a happy clan
With their scales glistening in the light
Gliding through the water with utmost delight
I see them exploring the decor, a watery dreamland
Bubbling and swimming day and night
Bubbling
The most important algae in the tank would sway with glee
They would ask me to feed them
Like a provider of the sea
“If you please, Fish Keeper…”
“Pardon me, Aqua Guru…”
Posing questions that would cross a seahorse’s mind
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And it won’t make one bit of difference
If I add a plant or a stone
When you’re a fish keeper, they think you really know
If I had a fish tank, I’d have the peace that I seek
To watch the underwater world and sway
And maybe have a chair by the bubbling filter
And I’d discuss fish lore with the aquatic sage
Every moment of the day
And that would be the bubbliest thing of all
Oh
If I had a fish tank
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All day long I’d gurgle gurgle glub
If I had an aquarium
I wouldn’t have to change much
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Lord, who made the ocean and the stream
You decided I should dream this theme
Would it spoil some vast aquatic plan
If I had a fish tank?