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The Song Challenge:   Don't Ya Crawl Too Slow, Move Along Lil' Suckahs . . .    – DULUTH, Minnesota (AP) -- Phil DeVore thinks of himself as a rancher.  But he doesn't ride the range tending his herd, he just drops meat scraps into the pond.  DeVore raises leeches on his farm south of Superior, Wisconsin.  He says the little suckers are like black gold.   The leeches are prized by fisherman as bait.  DeVore tells the Duluth, Minnesota, News Tribune he's working 20 hours a day this time of year to keep up with demand.  DeVore's jumbo leeches sell for about 16 dollars a pound -- more expensive than steak.  He says even if he wanted to eat leeches, he couldn't afford it.


Yonder Comes a Sucker by Bradypus
(A little bit country - 'Yonder Comes A Sucker' by Jim Reeves ...)

Chorus:
Sail boat, row boat, river or lake beach
Yonder comes a sucker – he's a jumbo leech
And I'm castin', castin', castin
And I'm castin', castin', castin
And I bid him a fond farewell

Now some folks think a leech is gross
They've no idea – and that's their loss
For if you want to bait a hook
A leech is best in any book

Chorus

So here's my plan – works like a charm
I'm starting up a new leech farm
Just get some meat that's full of blood
And watch those suckers suck their food

Chorus

Now in my pond, lo and behold
A writhing mass of pure black gold
Each of them squirms, and each one sucks
And each full pound costs sixteen bucks

Chorus

And now at last my fortune's made
By sellin' to the fishin' trade
If you've a rod, and you pass by
I'll sell to you – I'll suck you dry

Chorus:
Sail boat, row boat, river or lake beach
Yonder comes a sucker – for a jumbo leech
And I'm sellin', sellin' sellin'
And I'm sellin', sellin' sellin'
And I bid you a fond farewell

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