The Silver Fish

While fishing in the blue lagoon,   

 I caught a lovely silver fish;

And he spoke to me . ' My boy ' quoth he ....

" Please set me free and I'll grant you wish;

A kingdom of wisdom? A palace of gold? 

Or all the fancies your mind can hold?'' 

And I said O.K. and I set him free , 

But he laughed at me as he swarm away, 

And left me whispering my wish 

       Into a silent sea

Today I got the fish again 

(That lovely silver prince of fishes) 

And once again he offered me;

But I cooked that fish

       He was delicious