Carcasses can explode if left to decompose on land
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Crossin’ the ocean late last night
He shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right
He didn’t see the big sand bar
The whale got squashed and there you are
You got your
Dead whale in the middle of the beach
Dead whale in the middle of the beach
Dead whale in the middle of the beach
Stinkin’ to high heaven
(with apologies to Loudon Wainwright )
When I beas a preteen I used to sing that song till my clearly agitated Mom threatened to beat me with a broom handle and leave me”in the middle of the road”
She was serious and I shut my mouth!