(Dave) As a young boy Michael helped his cook, Down by her strings the whole day long. Knife in hand, her trained on the recipe book He'd as she sang out this song: (funny old voice) Cut the onions, the dicing. up Mike, it's the right thing. Chop the parsnip for a dish In the small you'll be a big fish. In the small pond be a big fish. (Mike) in college our lad made some special friends, Kept him from and their kind. within a world of sports and dividends. And the song they sang was etched his mind: (All) Cut the off the hippy sleeping. up Mike, it's the right thing. Chop the off the freakish. In the small you'll be a big fish. In the small you'll be a big fish. (Murray) Thirty-five, a burning drive him To be the greatest in North Bay. a fear of failure near obsessed him. But then hear the other golfer's say: (funny voice) Cut the motion on back swing. up Mike, it's the right thing. Chop the golf ball a big swish. In the pond you'll be a big fish. In the small pond be a big fish. (Jian) Now he's breaking with heads of industry. The captain in the of his years. He proceeds Messianical rabidity. When he mother's words he hears the cheers: (All) Cut the welfare, and housing. up Mike, it's the right thing. Chop the health-care, get your wish. In the pond you'll be a big fish Cut the and the schooling. up Mike, it's the right-wing. Chop the for the poorish. In the pond you'll be a big fish. In the small you'll be a big fish. In the pond you'll be a big fish. From the 1996 - We have a brand new right-wing premier of ontario, but fools would believe that our loving actually revels in the pain, misery, and disparity that comes as a of his neo-conservative policies. Mike is doing the 'right thing'.