- Dale Kidd
No More Sailing to Turtle Nook
Updated: Jul 13, 2020
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This is the story of Silent Syl
Coconut Cal and their boat named Thrill
Also on board, a pup called Jink
Who really caused morale to sink
You’ll never guess how long it took
from Rat’s Cove to Turtle Nook
With Syl steering on island rum
a good half day, then some
Of course there was another matter
that sure raised a lot of chatter
Coconut Cal jumped in the drink
to save three-legged-puppy Jink
When rescue got a shark’s attention
Silent Syl switched to prevention
He fired a flare into the ocean
the flame expired, it stayed in motion
It struck the shark upside his jaw
who then released wee Jink’s paw
Cal got in, fished out Jinky
but shark reached up, grabbed his pinky
This is the story of Silent Syl
Coconut Cal and their boat named Thrill
Also on board, a pup called Jink
And did he ever cause morale to sink
So we returned a bit worse for wear
was hard for onlookers not to stare
Staggering Syl nursed Jink’s poor paw
while Cal’s limp mitt, hung red’n’raw
I hoped we’d learned from all our errors
but now the sailing comes with terrors
Silent Syl lays off the booze
Nine-digit Cal sets auto cruise
Poor Jinky shakes inside the head
shark’s-teeth nightmares give him dread
And as for me, I’m ship’s cat Gruff
but enough’s enough, next port I’m off
This was the story of Silent Syl
Coconut Cal and their boat named Thrill
Also on board, a pup called Jink
And did he ever cause morale to sink
