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Erwin the glow-nosed angler

by David Malmquist (from Johnny Marks ) |  December 25, 2012
You know Flounder and Croaker
And Striper and Catfish,
Herring, Clupeid
And Snapper and Flatfish.
But do you recall
The most famous finfish of all?
 
Erwin the glow-nosed angler
Had a bioluminescent lure
And if you ever saw it
You would have to be immersed
 
All of the other finfish
Used to laugh and bite his tail
They never let poor Erwin
Catch a ride with passing whales
 
Then one turbid Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
Erwin with your lure so bright
Won't you guide my boat tonight?
 
Then all the finfish loved him
And they shouted out with glee
Erwin the glow-nosed angler
You'll go down into the sea
The annals of the deep-deep sea!

—Our adaptation is based on "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," a song written by Johnny Marks based on the 1939 story of the same name published by the Montgomery Ward Company.