Bones in a Bag
A Maritime wordplay on mortality
Bones in a Bag
Bones in a bag Canvas sewn Tied with a knot Weighed with stone Holding on tight to your cap Wait for the sound of a splash Mumble a prayer Wind in your hair Such is the fate of the sailor
Bones in a cove Egg shell white Beach blanket mauve Sailor’s delight Pieces of rum bottle glass Bold epaulets of brass Ribbons of oak In a fine admiral’s coat Such is the fate of the sailor
Chorus: Bones in the sea Picked and clean Pieces of eight Silvery gleam Tidbits for tiny crustaceans Craving their salty libations Knuckles and toes Tattoos and old bones Such is the fate of the sailor
Bones in a hand Waving at you Under the sea Deep in the blue Life at the end of a rope Holding a fine telescope Finding their rest Tied to a chest Such is the fate of the sailor
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