Where brilliant hued ocean plants swayed in the tide.
’Twas pleasant indeed, and she thought with regret
That once she had wished to live out of the wet.
The little girl Mermaid once bade her friends all
To come to a beautiful fancy dress ball.
The Fiddler Crabs fiddled for waltzes and reels
Which were gracefully danced by Squids, Lobsters and Eels.
The Flounders were awkward; they floundered about