isle of man

gixy72

I'm lying here in Douglas, once again I did not sail,
The island has no papers and Marksies bread's gone stale,
I'm a brand new ship from Holland and Ben-My-Chree's my name.
I'm the slowest ship they ever built and I've other claims to fame.

... ... I watch my little sister, The Lady, pass me by.
She's on her way to Liverpool, so why the hell can't I?
She's 25 years my senior and only half my size.
But I mustn't go out there today, for fear I might capsize.

I see the yachts out in the bay, with all their sails unfurled,
My chairman's told my passengers I can sail throughout the world.
To Tokyo or to Sydney or even Santa Fe,
But Liverpool or Heysham are just too far away.

I lie here in the harbour, feeling so uneasy,
My sailing's have been cancelled because it is just too breezy.
I'm storm bound here in Douglas and on my berth I lie,
It really is embarrassing as a canoe goes paddling by.

I've got another sister, she's called a SuperCat,
She takes day-trippers to Liverpool, but does not bring them back.
The Lady comes to the rescue, she always is on call,
I avoid these situations by not leaving port at all!

Now we've got a little system, it really is unique,
It protects us from the elements when the weather is too bleak,
My captain lights a candle and hangs it from my railings,
And if the wind doth blow it out he cancels all my sailings.


got this off FB,

rileamoyer

Nice post! You will rock on your bike trip. I had some ancestors from the Isle of Man - 1600's if I remember correctly, so I don't remember it (lol).