by Cindy Tonkin
I’ll sing a line la la la la
The scimitar the scimitar
This line will rhyme with lucky star
The scimitar the scimitar
A ship that sailed the sea
The story of the scimitar
The scimitar the scimitar
Her captain plays the bass guitar.
The scimitar the scimitar
A ship that sailed the sea
(and so on with call and response between)
The crew they feast on Caviar
Write letters from the escritoire
The first mate wears a pink peignoir
His spirit animal’s jaguar
Drink their tea from a samovar
And champagne from a balthazar
Their shantyman’s conservatoire
Friends with pierre auguste renoir
Classy is their repertoire
Their Moustachios are handlebar
Secrets written in grimoire
Where to find excalibur
To them we bid fond au revoir
They’re on a cruise to zanzibar
This is a call and response shanty.
Image is rigging of the James Craig 2022, by Cindy Tonkin
