Goldfish Eulogy
By John McMenamin
Wee Nellie, lay upon her bed
And cried and cried and cried
Her goldfish called wee Moby Dick
Had gave a gulp and died
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鈥淥h Mammy鈥 carried wee Nellie
He was my only chum
He was upside down this morning
I could see his little tum.鈥
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鈥淚鈥檒l never marry鈥 Nellie sobbed
鈥淚鈥檓 past my self by date
Wee Moby Dick was my wee friend
A pal, a chum a mate鈥
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Her mum stood at the cooker
As her daughter rambled on
Thinking of the goldfish bowl
That she was going to pawn.
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鈥淎h, Moby Dick鈥 cried Nellie
鈥淲hy did you have to go?
鈥淚鈥檇 look into your bulging eyes
And smile and say-hello鈥
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鈥淚鈥檒l buy a tombstone鈥 Nellie cried
鈥淢ade from granite, black and thick
A gold inscription on the front
Goodbye my little Dick鈥
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鈥淚鈥檒l pick wild flowers in the dew
In memory of his name
Without my little aquatic friend
My life won鈥檛 be the same鈥
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鈥淚 loved you Moby鈥 Nellie screamed
鈥淟ike I鈥檝e never loved a male
Your golden scales. Your little fins
The way you flapped your tail
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Her mother at the cooker
Grunted with a smokers wheeze
鈥淒o you want this goldfish served with chips?
And a few nice mushy peas?鈥
鈥淕鲍尝笔鈥
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