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Seahorses In The City

by Liah Alonso

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This is a true story about how there are Seahorses living in New York City:)

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You might not believe what I'm about to tell you
but listen up friends because I promise it's true
right off the coast of Battery Park
Seahorses swim after dark

Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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They come to Manhattan in the Summertime
when the waters slightly brackish and the weathers so sublime
they float and the frolic underneath the sea
and it just so happens there be

Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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Do they have to take a cab when they visit the museum?
It's really hard to know because we rarely really see them
Do they get a discount on 5th Avenue
when they only buy one shoe?

Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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Hippocampus Hudsonius in the name that science found
seahorses use their tiny little fins to swim around
they've got long curly tails and a horsey-like head
and they're grayish, yellow and red

200 species of fish or more are swimming in the Hudson River
Flounder, blackfish, bluefish, eels; too many to remember
to keep the planet safe for them is up to you and me
for we are the keepers of the

Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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Seahorses in the city
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released March 4, 2016

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Liah Alonso New York, New York

Mexi-Jewish Warrior Princess, Liah Alonso wields her guitar wherever she goes and lights up the room with her smile. Her memorable lyrics and catchy melodies evoke a twisted loveliness you can’t help but love. Liah writes quirky and compelling songs in many languages and is now touring the world, recording music and shooting a tv show about her life as an international troubadour. ... more

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