One day I got the notion
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To teach a fish to fly
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So I went down to the ocean
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When the tide was plenty high
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Found a fish, we talked
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And I pointed to the sky
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But he didn't even try
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No, he didn't even try
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[Chorus:]
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No one listens to wise old me
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And I know hot things ought to be
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I ain't blind but sure don't see
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Why no one listens to wise old me
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One day I said to me
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Let's teach a bird to swim
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So I climbed way up a tree
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And I went out on a limb
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Found a bird, we talked
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And I pointed to the sea
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And that bird just sang to me
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That bird just sang to me
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As sure as clouds live in the sky
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There's a place for you and I
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If you don't learn to let things be
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You'll find your wise self up a tree
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Now, please do not be frightened
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By the things that sound absurd
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As how man can be enlightened
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By the wisdom of a bird
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And so can you, so let it be
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A lesson for today
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And may I never hear you say
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May I never hear you say
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[Chorus]
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No one listens to wise old me
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Wise Old Me
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Willie Nelson |