“And all the fish that lay in dirty water, dying, had they got you hypnotized?” are lyrics in what song, by whom?

From the “Led Zeppelin III” album, “That’s the Way” was released in 1970, just two years after the band had been formed in London, England.

Led Zeppelin’s typical sound—which sowed the seeds of heavy metal—features wailing vocals, electric guitars, and innovative, driving percussion.

In stark contrast, “That’s the Way” is a mellow, pensive ballad featuring acoustic guitars, a mandolin, a dulcimer, and Robert Plant’s gentle vocals, but no drums. The song’s story is about a boy whose mother prohibits him from playing with the boy next door. The narrator sings his sorrow.

Plant, his wife, Maureen, and their daughter, Carmen, were on a retreat in Wales with Page and his significant other, Charlotte Martin. When the men returned to the retreat cottage, inspired and tired from a hike, they wrote “That’s the Way. Nearly a quarter century after it was written, Plant revealed to a live audience that the Pages’ daughter, Scarlet, was conceived shortly after the song was finalized.