THE MAN IN THE WILDERNESS

The man in the wilderness asked of me,

How many strawberries grow in the sea?

I answered him as I thought good,

As many red herrings as grow in the wood.

                                                                    ANON.

(from The Penguin Book of Comic and Curious Verse)

You can check Natalie Merchant's lyrics at: http://www.songlyrics.com/natalie-merchant/the-man-in-the-wilderness-lyrics/