Little Ship

There was a ship that went a'sailing A little boat that went a' whaling Though it had ne-ne-never sailed before And it had ne-ne-never left the shore Away, away

The boat sailed out into the ocean A'rocking with a gentle motion Into the Med-Med spell it if you can Into the Med-Med-iteranian Away, away

For five or six weeks they just cruised up And down until their food was used up And then the co-co-cook said to the crew We'll have to co-co-cook up one of you Away, away

To find out who should be the victim By eeny, meeny, moe they picked him He was the li-li-ttilest of the lot He was so li-li-ttle he fit the pot Away, away

He cried of course and they consoled him We'll cook you tenderly they told him So make one one wi-wi-wish and that's your last He said I wi-wi-wish to climb the mast Away, away

He shimmied right up to the mast top Into the lookout at the last top What's to the nor-nor-north he heard them call It's just the nor-north pole and that is all Away, away

So try the south he heard them sing out So he turned south and heard bells ring out I hear bells clang-clang-clanging now he cried It's just the lunch bell clanging they replied Away, away

But there's a church and there's a steeple I see a town that's full of people Across the ti-ti-tide it seems so near 'Cause we're still ti-ti-tied up at the pier Away, away

And so they cheered and made him Captain Which proves that anything can happen Sometimes by lo-lo-looking from afar We find out whe-whe-where we really are Or not...

So that's the ending of this edifying story About the Mediteranian And we have heard this before So we will sing, sing, sing it just once more Away, away