Gwyneth Glyn - Cân y siarc
Here is a Welsh song about a very big fish for you: There were two seamen and brothers, Hen King and Owen Griffiths, who were fond of beer. One summer's afternoon they returned with nets full of fish — and among them, a very big shark. They dragged the shark to Porthmadog, pitched a circus-style tent from old sails, and charged gawkers a penny a peek ... And oh, how the townsfolk flocked, for sheer terror!
Flush with fish fame and funds, our heroes hit the tafarn (the pub), swearing they'd be richer by morning ... Instead, they were quite hungover and scolded at dawn by a furious policeman who demanded the fish be buried due to its legendary stench, it stank up the whole town.
And so the shark was laid to rest — deep in the earth, dreams of fortune dashed — but their fishy tale lives on in the tavern ...