Clerk: This is a dog licence with the word ‘dog’ crossed out and ‘cat’ written in in crayon.

A man goes into the post office to buy a license for his pet halibut, Eric.

The Fish Licence is a sketch from Series 2 Episode 10 (Scott of the Antarctic) of the popular British television series, Monty Python's Flying Circus. It first aired on 1 December 1970.

Now, are you going to give me a fish license? Clerk: I promise you that there is no such thing. You don't need one NB: The TV Version continues.....the album version continues below

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Fish Licence is a sketch that appears in "Scott of the Antarctic," the twenty-third episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus. It is part one of a two-part segment. Eric Praline (John Cleese) seeks to …

THE FISH LICENCE This was Frank and Phil's favourite Monty Python bit to perform. They used to do in its entirety-- verbatim --and always succeeded in reducing Mike and Anita to helpless laughter. …

The lyrics are a part of a skit from Monty Python's Flying Circus, where a man named Mr. Praline enters a post office to buy a fish license for his pet fish named Eric, who is a halibut.

S: Didn't! C: Did, did, did, did, did and did! S: Oh, all right. C: Spoken like a gentleman, sir. Now, are you going to give me a fish license? S: I promise you that there is no such thing. You don't need one. C: …

Taken from my copy of The Monty Python Ultimate Rip Off CD Album. This take was done for audio only and doesn't exist online as an official sketch together.