"At the Codfish Ball" is a song sung by Shirley Temple in the 1936 film Captain January. It was featured in Disney Sing Along Songs: Under the Sea with most of the original lyrics removed and some new ones added and sung by Don Grady and Andy Belling.
In addition, the original 1936 song plays in the primetime special Disney's Living Seas, set to footage of classic Disney animation, such as Beach Picnic, Chips Ahoy, King Neptune, Hawaiian Holiday, How to Fish, No Sail, Pinocchio, and Peter Pan.
Lyrics[]
Come along and follow me
To the bottom of the sea
We'll join in the jamboree
At the Codfish Ball
Lobsters dancing in a row
Shuffle off to Buffalo
Jellyfish sway to and fro
At the Codfish Ball
Fin and Haddie lead the eels
Through an Irish reel
The catfish is a dancing man
But he can't can-can
Like the sardine can
Tunas truckin' left and right
Minnie's moochin', what a night
There won't be a hook in sight
At the Codfish Ball
(music interlude)
Each red snapper's looking dapper
Dressed up to the gills
The octopuses all have fun
As they wait to see
All the grunion run!
So come along and follow me
To the bottom of the sea
We'll join in the jamboree
At the Codfish Ball
At the bottom of the sea
Everyone is family
Come and join this jamboree
Called the Codfish Ball
All the swordfish love to play
Every clam is here today
To shell-e-brate this holiday
At the Codfish Ball
Shark and salmon play backgammon
‘Till the break of day
And each seahorse is here of course
This is the place
Where the plaice all play!
Yellowfin swim in and out
Dancing with each bass and trout
Water beetles twist and shout
At the Codfish Ball
So come along and follow me
To the bottom of the sea
We'll join in the jamboree
At the Codfish Ball
At the Codfish Ball!
Trivia[]
- The sing along video contains scenes from the following Disney short films, shorts, and films:
- The song was also heard in a Betty Boop cartoon, with its original lyrics.