Steely Dan - Mock Turtle Song Lyrics
Will you walk a little faster? said a whiting to a snailThere's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tailDon't you see how eagerly the turtles and the lobsters all advanceThey are waiting on the shingle, won't you come and join the dance?Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?(3x)You can really have no notion how delightful it will beWhen they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters in the seaBut the snail replied "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askanceSaid he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the danceWould not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the dance[Chorus](2x)[Solo]What matters it how far we go? his scaly friend repliedThere is another shore, you know, upon the other sideThe further off from England the nearer is to FranceThen turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance[Chorus](repeat to fade)--Lewis Carroll, "Alice in Wonderland"--
