Sharks Can't Sleep

Album: The Burdens Of Being Upright (1996)
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  • Saw a shark today
    Ate a man and then, just swam away
    But it wasn't OK
    No, it wasn't OK

    Saw a snake today
    Ate another snake, then squirmed away
    But it wasn't OK
    No, it wasn't OK

    Oh, oh, oh
    Oh, oh, oh
    But it wasn't OK
    No, it wasn't OK

    Met a star today
    Looked like flesh and bone and tooth decay
    But it wasn't OK
    No, it wasn't OK

    Oh, oh, no
    Oh, oh, no
    But it wasn't OK
    No, it wasn't OK
    No, it wasn't OK
    No, it wasn't OK

    No, no, not I
    No, not me
    No, no, not I
    No, not me

    Ate a man today
    Ate a man and then, just walked away
    But it wasn't OK
    No, it wasn't OK

    Oh, oh, oh
    Oh, oh, whoa
    But it wasn't OK
    No, it wasn't OK
    No, it wasn't OK
    No, it wasn't OK Writer/s: TRACY K. BONHAM
    Publisher: Red Brick Music Publishing
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