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It was an illinois farmville small town
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Loud middle school cafeteria
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And fish shaped fish sticks called fun fish were
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On the menu that day
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A substitute teacher talking to a table of boys said
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Whats the record at these things and through that cafeteria noise
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Without hesitation they all said forty-four
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fourty-four fun fish
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fourty-four fun fish
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Flash froze &ndash deep fried &ndash thousand miles of ocean sides stamped out
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Salted shredded reheated greased trucked breaded fun fish
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Forty-four fun fish
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F-F-F-F-F-F-Forty four fun fish
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A boys gotta do what a boys what a boys gotta do
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Dip- dap&rsquo em, why don&rsquo t you
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Well at the table was a big old farm boy named blane
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Teacher says &ldquo can you beat that?&rdquo he says &ldquo well I think I can&rdquo
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So the kid ran around collectin all the fish he was able
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And from his greasy ACDC shirt he plopped them on the table
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Blane picked up a fish, dip dapped it in the tartar-sauce
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Watered in his mouth, just to show the fish who is the boss
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And all proceeded smoothly till the tartar sauce ran out at twenty-five
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Fourty-four fun fish
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Fourty-four fun fish
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Flash froze &ndash deep fried &ndash thousand miles of ocean sides stamped out
Salted shredded reheated greased trucked breaded
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fun fish
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Fourty-four fun fish
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F-F-F-F-F-F-Forty four fun fish
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A boys gotta do what a boys what a boys gotta
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Dip- dap&rsquo em, why don&rsquo t you
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Well the cafeteria got quiet when they got to number 43
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Even the kid washing dishes leaned out of the tray drop-off window to see
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Blane chewed and he chewed with a heavy sigh
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But he kept his waterin eyes on the prize
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And he reached for 44 just as the bell for recess rang - Oooohh
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Out on the highway theres a commemorative sign
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says state of fish and champs 1989
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but it takes more than a placard to make a legend grow
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when blane burst out of the front door of the school
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And barfed his victory down the steps in a fishy waterfall
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His legend was cemented for as long as there are middle school boys
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fourty-eight fun fish
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fourty-eight fun fish
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One shining moment spread the news, this very legendary dude
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The janitor hosed off his shoes of fun fish
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fourty-eight fun fish
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F-F-F-F-F-F-Forty eight fun fish
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A boys gotta do what a boys what a boys gotta
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Dip- dap&rsquo em, why don&rsquo t you