This bragging captain of a fishing boat
Is known among his crew for his tall tales!
How he kept his sturdy boat afloat
In spite of blizzards, hurricanes and gales!
Of fish he caught one ocean liner long!
Each eye the size of one large bowling ball!
How he netted one because he's strong
In towering waves - four scary stories tall!
He says his boat was climbing walls of green
And as waves swamped the deck the panic grew!
Waves tall as ninety feet he says he' seen!
If only this sea captain's tales were true!
He tells of seeing mermaids swim
With hair like strands of sea weed
The chances that he did are mighty slim
He says they swam with very graceful speed!
How fighting hurricanes made sailors tired
How their fishing boat bounced like a cork!
How the galley cook was finally fired
For all he ever cooked was boiled pork!
He says that years of sailing in fierce gales
Only made him braver and much stronger
And each time the captain tells his whopper tales
His nose appears to grow a little longer!
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A Sea Captain's Tall Tales
PoetryA sea captain is given to considerable exaggeration as he tells about his adventures at sea!
