I'm a fish (Gonna spawn till I die) - The Fish and Wildlife Band

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Watch the official music video for I’m a fish (Gonna spawn till I die), a rocking blues song by Joe McCauley and the Fish and Wildlife Band. This song is all about raising awareness of fish migration, the importance of healthy fish habitat, and increasing aquatic connectivity.
This song was taken from Songs of the System, a collection of fish and wildlife songs created and donated by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employees and originally released in 2003 in celebration of the National Wildlife Refuge System centennial. The effort was led by Greg Thompson and produced by Danny McKeown, Paul Piccari, and Sandy Perchetti at Studio 2000 at the Omniplex in Camden, NJ thanks to the Friends of E.B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
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Credits:
Joe McCauley - lyrics & vocals
Greg Thompson - Electric guitar
Bill Zinni - Bass guitar
Bill Jaaskelainen - Acoustic guitar
Kurt Snider - Drums
Al Averill - Harmonica
Video footage by USFWS
Video editing by Mason Wheatley
Lyrics:
When I was a young fish
Just a little Fry
I knew by the way I was growing
I’d be the greatest fish alive
Now I’m grown
And swimming upstream
All these dams in my way
Are making me kinda mean
Cause, I’m a Fish!
Gonna spawn till I die
I’m a Fish!
I need free flowing water to survive
Now it wasn’t that long ago
A fish like me did abound
But now I look around me
There ain’t many of us left around
Without no decent habitat
It’s mighty tough to stay alive
I’m afraid we’ll need your peoples help
If we’re going to survive
Cause, I’m a Fish!
Gonna spawn till I die
I’m a Fish!
I need healthy rivers to survive
solo
Well I’ve gone upstream
About as far as I can go
Been up ladders and elevators
The goin’s been mighty slow
But, now I’m up here
I’m gonna find me a mate
I’m just a lonely fish
Lookin for a date
Cause, I’m a Fish!
Gonna spawn till I die
I’m a Fish!
I need clean water to survive
solo
I know all you fisher-people
Would like to see me on a plate
Well the way I see it brother
There is much worser a fate!
I’d rather end up on your table
Loved by one and all
Than to be shredded by a turbine
Where there used to be a waterfall
Cause, I’m a Fish!
Gonna spawn till I die
I’m a Fish!
I need all your people's help if I’m going to survive
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the oldest federal conservation agency, tracing its lineage back to 1871, and the only agency in the federal government whose primary responsibility is management of fish and wildlife for the American public. The Service helps ensure a healthy environment for people by providing opportunities for Americans to enjoy the outdoors and our shared natural heritage.
We manage the National Wildlife Refuge System with more than 560 National Wildlife Refuges as well as small wetlands and other special management areas encompassing more than 150 million acres. Under the Fisheries program we also operate over 70 National Fish Hatcheries and 65 fishery resource offices. The Ecological Services program has 86 field stations across all 50 states.
The vast majority of fish and wildlife habitat is on non-federal lands. Voluntary habitat protection and restoration programs like the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and the Coastal Program and other partnership programs are the primary ways we deliver habitat conservation on public and private lands.
The Service employs approximately 9,000 people at facilities across the U.S. The Service is a decentralized organization with a headquarters office in Washington, D.C., with regional and field offices across the country. Our organizational chart shows structure and also provides information on senior management.