“Swimmy” is a great children’s book about the power of working together. We think of this as our underwater organizing song!
(Chorus:) Swimmy knew if we all get together we could put the big fish on the run Swimmy knew if we all get together we could be bigger than anyone Swimmy knew, Swimmy was smart Swimmy had brains and Swimmy had heart Swimmy knew if we all get together we could put the big fish on the run
Once upon a time a school of fish lived in a corner of the sea They were all red, except for one who was as black as black as can be He swam faster than all the others He swam faster than his sisters and brothers His name was Swimmy and he was happy in his corner of the sea
One bad day a tuna fish came - swift, fierce and hungry for food He swallowed all the red fish in one big gulp. He was nasty, ugly and rude Swimmy swam, Swimmy was fast Swimmy escaped and was free at last Swimmy was scared, lonely, and sad, but the beautiful sea changed his mood
[Spoken:] He saw a medusa made of rainbow jelly A lobster walking about like a water-moving machine Strange fish pulled by an invisible thread Forests of seaweed growing from sugar-candy rocks An eel whose tail was almost too far away to remember And sea anemones which looked like pink palm trees swaying in the wind
Swimmy saw a school of fish just like his own, hiding in the rocks and weeds He said, “Let’s go and swim and play, there’s lots of great things to see!” But they said, “No, we can’t heed your call If we go out the big fish will eat us all” Swimmy said, “No, I’ve got a plan, if you’ll all just listen to me”
(Chorus)
He showed them how to swim all together, each one had a role to play And when they learned to swim like one giant fish, you know that it was a great day On their own they would be eaten But all together they couldn’t be beaten So they swam in the morning and the midday sun, and they chased the big fish away
