Ten Tickles

How many fish can an octopus make giggle
Ten… Because it has ten tickles
Tentacles with ten tickles
So ten fish can an octopus make giggle

But no more, it’s a bit like a bee
When it’s used its sting it will rest in peace
Same with an octopus, when it’s tickled ten
That octopus will never tickle again

It’s quite sad, but think about it like this
The ones that die young have shared their gifts
They’ve lived joyfully, tickling the shellfish
While the old ones are grumpy and selfish

So if you see an octopus in the sea
Grab it by the face and shout “TICKLE ME
YOU MIGHT DIE BUT AT LEAST YOU’LL SPREAD JOY
SO MAKE ME FEEL HAPPY INSTEAD OF BEING A SAD BOY”

If it tickles you, you’ll feel less bitter
The octopus might die but at least you’ll have a titter
And as it sinks you can say bye bye
I feel sad again but you had a good try

Octopi, in the sea
Please stop by and tickle me
Don’t be fickle, I’m in a pickle
So won’t you come and give me the last of your ten tickles

Octopi, in the sea
Please stop by and tickle me
Don’t be fickle, I’m in a pickle
So won’t you come and give me the last of your ten tickles

I tried many octopi over the years
Getting tickle after tickle to give me cheer
But it wasn’t enough… I found it lacking
That’s when I started my quest to find a kraken

Or is it krahken? Pronunciation!
I searched in all of the seas between nations
Till I found the monster deep in the depths
I said “Will you tickle me?” and it said “Yes”

How many have you tickled?
It said 9, “Then aren’t you worried you’ll die?” it said “Why?”
“Cos you’ve got ten tickles” “Lies
That limit only applies to octopi”

“Then Tickle me now!” the kraken went nuts
It tickled my chin, pits, my tummy and my butt
It tickled me for hours and it tickled me for days
I lost count of the amount of tickles it gave

I laughed lots, and it stopped after a time
And said “that was tickle nine hundred and ninety nine”
I said “That’s a lot, but I’m still not great”
“Could it be the death you’ve left in your wake?

Could it be your trail of self-serving mistakes?
Could it be the fact that you take take take
Maybe you would find that you feel less bothered
If you took the time to give back to others

I thought for a minute, said “I see
You saying helping others could in fact help me
Like giving people happiness could add to my own
And maybe then I wouldn’t feel quite so alone

But I can’t quench this thirst that I’ve arousened
“You know that I’ll die on tickle one thousand”
That’s fine with me
Proceed with the tickling and do it quickly

It tickled me one last time, and it was fun
But then it died and now I feel a bit glum
There’s no more kraken to fill my wishes
I’ll have to look for more octopuses

Octopi, in the sea
Please stop by and tickle me
Don’t be fickle, I’m in a pickle
So won’t you come and give me the last of your ten tickles

Octopi, in the sea
Please stop by and tickle me
Don’t be fickle, I’m in a pickle
So won’t you come and give me the last of your ten tickles