The Whale Who Wanted To sing At The Met lyrics

This is how it all began

Just a little bach-page item

About a voice that sang at sea

And then this fantastic news

Appeared on the front page

And then in screaming headlines

Extry!

Read all about it!

Paper!

A singing whale

What do ya know

Imagine that

I don't believe it

I don't believe it

For who ever heard of an operatic whale

I don't believe it

I don't believe it

Then headline followed headline

Then doctors and experts

And men of anatomical biology

Debated and argued

And quoted ichthyology

Impossible

Preposterous

We savagely deny it

Magnificent

Miraculous

We certainly certify it

And even the great impresario

Of the grand Opera

Raised an eyebrow

And tried and tried to figure it out

Oh, get-a me a great big schooner

And get-a me a good harpooner

Photographers and reporters

From all the newspapers

Publicity, publicity, publicity!