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