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We splashed across the coral, up the beach so brief\\ | We splashed across the coral, up the beach so brief\\ | ||
To find a decent campsite for our night among the trees,\\ | To find a decent campsite for our night among the trees,\\ | ||
- | To leeward on the isle and sheltered from the breeze. | + | To leeward on the isle and sheltered from the breeze.\\ |
The skipper killed a turtle and the steaks proved good to eat,\\ Although the eggs were not so favoured as the meat. | The skipper killed a turtle and the steaks proved good to eat,\\ Although the eggs were not so favoured as the meat. | ||
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We had recourse to hurry for in some concern\\ | We had recourse to hurry for in some concern\\ | ||
We saw the channels ever deeper and the white capped seas. \\ | We saw the channels ever deeper and the white capped seas. \\ | ||
- | Much like an octopus, its hunger to appease Engulf a little fish - enaroach | + | Much like an octopus, its hunger to appease |
- | But very wet and tired we struggled through at last. | + | Engulf a little fish - encroach |
- | Our lunch was past and o'er and Bobbield | + | But very wet and tired we struggled through at last.\\ |
- | Right back to camp he crawled a gory mess of sand and blood For with a mighty swipe he'd come an awful thud, | + | |
- | The turtle' | + | Our lunch was past and o'er and Bobbie' |
- | The girls turned very pale, they thought he'd shot his " | + | To hack a turtle shell from off a turtle, when\\ |
- | To save his pants from soil of turtle blood and dirt, | + | Right back to camp he crawled a gory mess of sand and blood\\ |
- | And when he'd swung his axe an high and made his famous swipe | + | For with a mighty swipe he'd come an awful thud,\\ |
- | He struggled in his pants - though | + | The turtle' |
- | With one hand spouting blood but he couldn' | + | The girls turned very pale, they thought he'd shot his " |
- | He looked an awful sight - you'll realise haw he felti | + | For Bobbie being a cleanly soul he wore just hat and shirt\\ |
- | They patched him up at last with match sticks, | + | To save his pants from soil of turtle blood and dirt,\\ |
- | Now he is immortal, just like famous " | + | And when he'd swung his axe on high and made his famous swipe\\ |
- | There followed then some days of slothful ease and perfect bliss | + | He struggled in his pants - though |
- | In swimming and meandering about, but this | + | |
- | Was only a prelude to further inter-island cruises | + | With one hand spouting blood but he couldn' |
- | Each one doing as he pleased, for what amuses | + | He looked an awful sight - you'll realise haw he felt!\\ |
- | One or two is not a joy for all the crowdrlytile | + | They patched him up at last with match sticks, |
- | Collected birds for Jock, a few just wished to come With collecting bag and knife, or camera to " | + | Now he is immortal, just like famous " |
- | The varied | + | There followed then some days of slothful ease and perfect bliss\\ |
- | - 14 - | + | In swimming and meandering about, but this\\ |
- | But when we made a happy run to Grassy and the Cones | + | Was only a prelude to further inter-island cruises\\ |
- | Our Dunky had to leave for home, with many moans, | + | Each one doing as he pleased, for what amuses\\ |
- | , And Pinky in her wake with sighs for his beloved trees, The party thus depleted carried on at ease. | + | One or two is not a joy for all the crowd; while some\\ |
- | But our time, too, was drawing nigh, and with regretful smiles We went aboard the launch again and left the Isles | + | Collected birds for Jock, a few just wished to come\\ |
- | In sunkist tropics, taking with us memlries | + | With collecting bag and knife, or camera to " |
- | Of all the wondfrous | + | The varied |
- | BARNEY. | + | |
+ | But when we made a happy run to Grassy and the Cones\\ | ||
+ | Our Dunky had to leave for home, with many moans,\\ | ||
+ | And Pinky in her wake with sighs for his beloved trees,\\ | ||
+ | The party thus depleted carried on at ease.\\ | ||
+ | But our time, too, was drawing nigh, and with regretful smiles\\ | ||
+ | We went aboard the launch again and left the Isles\\ | ||
+ | In sunkist tropics, taking with us mem' | ||
+ | Of all the wond' | ||
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+ | __BARNEY.__ | ||
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