Saint Nick and the Shoal

[Intro] (Heavy guitar riff kicks in, drums pound) Yeah! Alright! [Verse 1] Well the winter wind was howlin', snow was fallin' down Saints were lookin' hungry in this frozen town Old Saint Nick, he scratched his snowy head Looked at the empty nets, nothin' to be fed! He said, "This ain't no miracle, this ain't no holy dream, We need somethin' swimmin' fast in this icy stream!" [Chorus] Oh, Saint Nick and the shoal! (Yeah!) Fish jumpin' in the net, takin' control! (Alright!) From the river deep to the ocean wide! (Yeah!) Saint Nick brought the fish on the holy tide! (Fish on the holy tide!) Saint Nick and the shoal! [Verse 2] He walked down to the water, boots crunchin' on the ice Said a prayer to the heavens, didn't think twice Pointed a bony finger, gave a mighty shout! "Let them silver scales come swimmin' out!" The water started bubblin', started churnin' wild! A flashin' silver army, nature's holy child! [Chorus] Oh, Saint Nick and the shoal! (Yeah!) Fish jumpin' in the net, takin' control! (Alright!) From the river deep to the ocean wide! (Yeah!) Saint Nick brought the fish on the holy tide! (Fish on the holy tide!) Saint Nick and the shoal! [Bridge] Forget the sacks of gold, forget the toys! He filled the hungry bellies of the girls and boys! With cod and bass and herring, shinin' bright and clean! The greatest gift you ever seen! (Yeah!) [Guitar Solo] (Wailing, bluesy guitar solo over driving rhythm section) [Verse 3] The nets were burstin' open, overflowin' fast! A miracle of fishes, built to last! Old Nick just grinned, beneath his snowy beard "The power of belief, that's all you feared!" He fed the whole damn village, through the longest night With the holy fishes, flashin' silver bright! [Chorus] Oh, Saint Nick and the shoal! (Yeah!) Fish jumpin' in the net, takin' control! (Alright!) From the river deep to the ocean wide! (Yeah!) Saint Nick brought the fish on the holy tide! (Fish on the holy tide!) Saint Nick and the shoal! (Saint Nick and the shoal!) [Outro] (Final heavy riff repeats, drums pound, vocals ad-lib "Fish! Yeah! Holy tide! Saint Nick!" Fades out with riff)