Pearls Before Swine - Once Upon A Time lyrics

Once upon a time in a faraway land You know I don't mean here Well, the old men shook with fear as the water rose Doo bop dop ... The fishes knew the sign that there is a tide The children they called it change But the old men in their chains What they did not know They called it sin and so The water rose Doo wah da ... All across the land, the old men thundered 'Pile stone on stone' 'A wall's our only hope' But the children, they only laughed Ha ha ha ... The moral of this song, this made-up story Don't build a wall of stone You only have to learn to float Well I guess the fishes told The children, 'cause they know Doo dah doo dah ...