Moby Duck - The Longest Johns

After fourteen years I left the sea, for a life upon a lake

After all the storms I’d seen, I needed a good break

I thought still waters would mean peace for me

But that was a mistake

For the place I chose was bedeviled by a giant evil drake

A mallard of such malice, twice the size of any man

A bill to give you nightmares and a monstrous wingspan

You cannot hope to fight it so avoid him if you can

That terrifying waterfowl, the beast beyond the dam

Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might

Row with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight

Row-ho Row-ho and with any luck

We’ll win the day and do away the dreaded Moby Duck

I’m not one for surrender so a vengeful oath I swore

I gathered up me hearties like so many times before

We shot our ship with weapons and prepared to go to war

'Til the fetid feathered fearsome flying duck will breathe no more

Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might

Row with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight

Row-ho Row-ho and with any luck

We’ll win the day and do away the dreaded Moby Duck

There was bonnie brave Marie, who to her arms had waved goodbye

And handsome Jack whose duck-attack left him without an eye

The Derby twins with one leg each on deck were standing by

Only a couple dozen limbs between a crew of twenty-five

Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might

Row with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight

Row-ho Row-ho and with any luck

We’ll win the day and do away the dreaded Moby Duck

The fight raged on for several hours, defend and then attack

With beatings from those wicked wings our boat began to crack

The beast reared up to finish the job, and with a mighty quack…

(quack)

I rammed my harpoon in his throat and made a tasty snack

Row-ho Row-ho Row us back to shore

We’ll drag his broken body back and roast it on an oar

Row-ho Row-ho barbecue the beast, with hoisin sauce and pancakes

We will have the biggest feast

Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might

We rowed with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight

Row-ho Row-ho Row we had all the luck

We won the day and did away the dreaded Moby Duck

We won the day and did away the dreaded Moby Duck!

(quack)