A Sea Shanty for “Bergybit”
“A Sea Shanty for Bergybit”
(Sung to any tune that uses a Squeeze Box and a Tin Whistle)
(Optional Equipment: Eye Mask, Bottle of Rum and Jolly Roger)
Oh! Li De Di De Di De Di De Di De Di De Di
Alas there is poor “Bergybit” a sitting on the ground
She’s on the hard on the stands with doggies all around
She looks so small and forlorn, she’s as tiny as can be
Just imagine Admiral and Gilligan sailing on the Caribbean Sea
Oh! Li De Di De Di De Di De Di De Di De Di
Without permission we climbed aboard to take a look at last
It must have been a windy season for the tarps they didn’t last
There she sits with a list so long of jobs that need to go
So once she’s in the water she can tack and gibe just so
Oh! Li De Di De Di De Di De Di De Di De Di
But alas she sits in the Bobby’s Boat Yard awaiting on her crew
To hoist the mast, rig the sails and check the hanks and clew
Too much to do for us land based folks, our time here’s kind of thin
So we’ll just head back for a Carib Beer, at the Turquoise Shell Inn
3 comments
And to think you spent all those years at Weyerhaeuser & Co. in Adm. – what a waste of a talent ! Enjoying the Blog .
Hello and Greetings from the Sunshine Coast.
We loved the Shanty. You really did miss your calling.
Thanks also for the awesome pictures.
It’s a bonus to know where they have parked her this year and to see how well the bright work has stood up, unlike the tarp!
Sounds like you are having an awesome time.
Enjoy the sun.
Take Care and God Bless
Love
The Admiral and Gilligan
Yes, we are having a great time.
Bergybit as you can see is right next to the Boat Launch area (I’m sure there is some nautical term for that; but we’re landlubbers). Overall she looks in pretty good shape, a few barnacles on her propellor, hull looks fairly clean, wood on top deck not too bad, but the tarp over the hatchway is pretty well gone. A few of the tarp clips are holding shreds of what was formerly a tarpaulin………. Larry & Brenda
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