Barry the Monkfish

There once was a monkfish called Barry

Who lived off the coast of Canvey

Given the chance,

He loved to dance

But he couldn't because he was a monkfish

He was the only one in the shoal

With the yearning to dance in a show

So he tried to attend

A theatre in Southend

But he couldn't because he was a monkfish

He knew that the best way to start

His career in the performing arts

Was to get out of the bay

And star in a play

But he couldn't because he was a monkfish

He took all the help he could get

And jumped in a fisherman's net

And once he was ashore

He tried to perform

But he couldn't because he was a monkfish

He was put in a fish shop in Leigh,

Where there were hundreds of humans to see

He tried to attract

Their eyes with his act

But he coudn't because he was a monkfish

He wished, after all this commotion,

That he could go back to the ocean

He'd make his amends

And school with his friends

But he couldn't because he was a monkfish