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Tuesday, June 07, 2005

The Sailboat Armada

by Marc Gunn & Kristen Roger, May 28, 2005

This song was written over Memorial Day Weekend. It was inspired by hearing that Kristen's dad paints sailboats. Kristen mentioned a sailboat armada, and swarthy sea shanty sang through my head in the key of Arrrrr!

O' supper time was over
As we left the Port Pub across the bay
When we saw a frightful sight
As the day turned to night
An invasion like none you've ever seen.

The sails fluttered with many colours.
The boat captains, horrifyingly clean.
Wearing Hawaiian print shirts,
Sandles, and dock shorts
T'was like a Yuppy Convention out at sea.

Thus sailed the Sailboat Armada
As the wind swept away the salt breeze.
On the seven seas I've roamed,
And no worse terror I've known
Than 300 Yacht Club Members out at sea.

Five ships led the race to dry dock
Like the America's Cup with canons.
When a bikini breasted lass
Stepped up to the mast
And was on knocked on her ass by the shifting wind.

Somehow I survived the Sailboat Armada
Nevermore will I venture out to sea.
On Memorial Day I paint yachts
For yuppies to hit rocks
As a silent war against rich conformity.

2 Comments:

At 6:05 AM, Wolf Koch said...

Hello Marc, I like it and I will print it out for my office. On holliday I´m a wandrin´around sailor with an 8 meter boat and experienced what you brought to us with your poem. It´s a hit!

 
At 6:26 AM, gorman22 said...

Can anybody help me with this little puzzle.
My Irish grandfather taught me this little poem when I was three years old. It goes like this:

Men of valour
grasp your battleaxe and spear
and drive these northern wolves before you like a band of frightened deer.

That's all there is to it, I believe it was a small part of a larger poem. I would be happy if somebody could identify for me what is the name of the poem.

 

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