Lampreys And Gigolos

Took a trip to the great lakes November 1819 
Just myself and some moons boots no one to accompany me 
When I got to the beach the sand had been frozen to stone 
And a sign warned that lamprey had taken the lake for their home 

Still a quarter mile out from the beach where i saw the first waves 
And a small group of lake trout had gathered to watch as I sank 
Under thick sheets of ice breathing pockets of air on the way. 
Each fish patiently waiting for me to remove their lamprey