The Scuttle Strut

The Scuttle Strut - Buddy Hackett

Mermaid ahoy hiya Ariel say whatcha doing up here on the surface

Scuttle I want to write a letter to a little girl

She wants to know about mermaids could you help me

You betcha sweetie old scuttle knows everything about writing letters

Humans are my specialty

With all their fancy stuff

You want to write a letter

Hey that's not so tough

First you need a tapple hopper

That's what they use to write

A ballpoint tapple hopper

Would really be outta sight

Are you sure they write with tapple hoppers

Absolutely

Oh scuttle

It's hard to be humble

When you know everything

I may have an ego

But it's under my wing

Everyone wants answers

No ifs and or buts

So I show off politely

That's the scuttle strut

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Do the scuttle strut

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This letter writing stuff is a cinch

Humans do it all the time now here's whatcha gotta do

You start out very truly yours

And end it with dear friend

And it between you say things like

How large the weather's been

Then you stuff it in a bottle

A special one that floats

Humans only use them

For their most important notes

Like this bottle the one I found with the letter inside

Sure why you could mail anything in that

It's hard to be humble

When you know everything

I may have an ego

But it's under my wing

Everyone wants answers

Who why where and what

So I show off politely

That's the scuttle strut

Strut

Do the scuttle strut

Strut

Strut

Do the scuttle strut

Strut

It's hard to be humble

When you know everything

I may have an ego

But it's under my wing

Everyone wants answers

No ifs and or buts

So I show off politely strut

Strut

Do the scuttle strut

Strut

Now you better hurry home sweetie you know

What your father would say if he finds you on the surface again

Thanks scuttle