[Chorus]
Poor little fish
Swimming in the water
Hide behind the coattails of your father

[Verse 1]
Yeah, I been alone so long, I thought I'd never last
Stuck up on a shelf like some dusty hat, yeah
But then you came along
You stuck me on that throne
Up into the sky, yeah

[Verse 2]
[?] slave, Nick Cave at the Laundromat
You put your hand in my hand, and that was that, yeah
[?]
Stuck out my [?] thumb
Into the sky, yeah

[Chorus]
Poor little fish
Swimming in the water
Hide behind the coattails of your father

[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Y'know, a cold, cold heart sleeps awful well
While maids are vacuuming the hall outside my cheap hotel, yeah
Then the shit went down
Exploded to the ground
Up into the sky, yeah

[Chorus]
Poor little fish
Swimming in the water
Hide behind the coattails of your father

[Bridge]
Where you are is who you are
Where you are is who you are

[Outro]
Poor little fish
Poor little fish
Poor, poor little fish
Poor, poor little fish