The Eskimaux upon the ice Do not spend much time growing rice Because their very favorite dish Comprises fried or sun-dried fish. Their children's favorite food by far Is pickled oysters from a jar.
	The Japanese are rather quiet About fishiness within their diet But, though they eat a lot of rice, They find that fish is rather nice And eat a good deal, rich or poor. Sometimes they even eat it raw.	We Japanese Pirates
	The strangest foods, I think perhaps, Are those digested by the Laps For up in Lapland's northern clime There is no store to spend a dime So snack time, when it comes to you, Brings slices of boiled caribou.
	In Lapland, for a special treat, They sometimes have fresh fish to eat Which always tastes so very nice When caught from down below the ice, But if the ice is just too thin They eat pink salmon from a tin.
	The people of the Southern Seas Spend days in water to their knees Catching fish with rod and line For there the weather's always fine. They sometimes catch a Dab or Flounder. One man caught a twenty-pounder.
Fish dinners are good for you	Folk living by the ocean shore Don't buy food down at the store. They spend their days out on the sea Netting fish to eat for tea And, when they've had some with a cuppa, They catch some more to cook for supper.	They are good for me too!