These two songs were written about the peripatetic humpback whale named Humphrey, who entered the San Francisco Bay in 1985, then again in 1991. In '85, he traveled 65 miles up the Sacramento River, where he got lost. It took him three weeks to find his way back to the Golden Gate. In '91, he returned, and got temporarily stranded on the mudflats near Candlestick Park (S.F.). Where Are You Now is not a children's song, and Ballad of the WW Whale is not especially for kids either.

Songs about Humphrey the Whale

True story of Humphrey the humpback who got lost in the Sacramento River delta in 1985

Ballad of the Wrong Way Whale

Written and recorded in 1991, the year that Humphrey the humpback returned to SF Bay, and got stuck on the the mudflats by Candlestick Park. He was helped back into the bay at high tide.

Where are You Now, Humphrey the Whale

Website: rockyleplin.live. Composer/lyricist of 600 songs, author-composer of musical "The Purpose of the Moon," author of rhymed verse novel "Humphrey's Long Journey Away From the Sea," rhymed verse books "Horrors of the Household" and ""Zoozles, Skogs and a Morfflemore" (all on Amazon), the series "A Psycho's Guide to Animal Companionship" and much much more.