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Could it be Milt? (Hidden Track)

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Verse 1 I saw her digging in the gravel Fanning out a shallow bowl My jaw had already started hooking My hump was growing, bless my soul My flanks have turned from silver, red now My body's changing just for her She's choosing her preferred location I will make my feelings known to her Chorus Could it be milt, flowing free In the cold water, just her eggs and me Could it be milt, could it be That at last she'll let me fertilize her externally Verse 2 She settles in, she starts to tremble Releasing eggs into the redd I sidle up, my heart is pounding Gently nudging with my head I release my cloud of passion Drifting soft on the current's breath The water carries my devotion And we'll both be done by Tuesday, unto death Chorus Could it be milt, flowing free In the cold water, just her eggs and me Could it be milt, could it be That at last she'll let me fertilize her externally Bridge (key change, strings swell) Other males are trying to sneak in Steal the moment, steal my chance But she chose this redd, she chose this gravel And I will not abandon this romance Our fry will hatch in early springtime They'll never know our names or faces But somewhere in their little genomes They'll carry on — to equally undignified places Final Chorus (full orchestral swell, deeply earnest) Yes it was milt, flowing free Four hundred thousand eggs and me Yes it was milt, now I see I gave everything I had Reproductively (Outro: piano solo, strings fade, sound of gentle river current)