The Story Of Reuben Clamzo & His Strange Daughter In The Key Of A Arlo Guthrie

By Arlo Guthrie

Wanna hear something? You know that Indians never ate
Clams. They didn't have linguini! And so what happened
Was that clams was allowed to grow unmolested in the
Coastal waters of America for millions of years. And
They got big, and I ain't talking about clams in
General, I'm talking about each clam! I mean each one
Was a couple of million years old or older. So imagine
They could have got bigger than this whole room. And
When they get that big, God gives them little feet so
That they could walk around easier. And when they get
Feet, they get dangerous. I'm talking about real
Dangerous. I ain't talking about sitting under the
Water waiting for you. I'm talking about coming after
You

Imagine being on one of them boats coming over to
Discover America, like Columbus or something, standing
There at night on watch, everyone else is either drunk
Or asleep. And you're watching for America and the
Boat's going up and down. And you don't like it anyhow
But you gotta stand there and watch, for what. Only he
Knows, and he ain't watching. You hear the waves
Lapping against the side of the ship. The moon is
Going behind the clouds. You hear the pitter patter of
Little footprints on deck. Is that you kids? It ain't
My god. It's this humungus giant clam!