My lady moved in, I picked her up a gift A miniature aquarium and trip to get some fish Three Green Tetras, one Scarlet Badis And a touch of plant life, some live, some plastic
Got the stuff home, put it in the tank Everyone is thriving, it´s a lively little gang A few weeks pass, when plain and clear I hear, "Oh my God, there´s a snail in here!" What? I feel as if she´s gotta be mistaken As we do not have a snail, granted, she knows what a snail is I make my way over, and position for the glare I´m looking at a snail that wasn´t previously there Hmm, I feel I´m being pranked But if magic is the reason, then really, I think it´s great My girl on her computer reading animal facts "A snail egg can hitch a ride into your tank on a plant" You motherfucker
But wait, there´s more
I´m looking at the snail, he seems pretty pleasant We figure let him kick it, as honestly, shit´s impressive A couple weeks pass, I hear another gasp Seven more snails have appeared on the glass How? Determined to identify the guests When I stumble on a column of common invasive pests And boom, the number one offender on the pile The Bladder Snail, known to stowaway and multiply Motherfucker Plus a self-compatible hermaphrodite That means the kids´ll never have to hear the parents fight We went away for a week, came home to a scene
Snail population up in the teens This was weeks ago already It´s been getting extreme We are well over thirty, but murder isn´t my thing While the fish have been patient, the situation´s a bummer They be staring at the snails, then, staring at each other like These motherfuckers
But wait, there´s more
I figure, "Let ´em kick it" I figure, "Let ´em kick it" I figure, "Let ´em kick it" I figure, "Let ´em kick it" I figure, "Let ´em kick it"
Folk tell the kiddo, "Oh, I think I´m missing some info Just clean the tank and throw the fucking snails out the window" Look, I guess I don´t know how to shut the door When snail zero´s been here as long as the other four I get the reputation as a blight on the tank But I ain´t shoveling ´em out of what they rightfully claim Even if I was able to one day snag ´em and bail Exactly fuck I´m supposed to do with a bagful of snails? "Oh here comes crazy old Aes-y, holding his bagful of snails He also bark at the traffic and drink his Tab from a grail"
Not doing it, I love those fish I love those snails, coexist I think about the day it eventually overflows And fills the whole apartment, then fills the whole of Rome A reckoning is upon us, a decision must prevail A sensible re-homing or Snails!