The Seafarer

He looked out to the sea one day

And dreamed of becoming a sailor

But instead he just stowed away

Yet still he got on the water

It wasn't till later that he had been caught

And forced to mop up the galley

The ship had been traveling at twenty-three knots

When it beached on a rock in a valley

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He was one with the ocean

Circling the world

Telling his stories

To anyone who would listen

Day by day he gets

Caught in the whirlwind

Of a journey

Of the seafaring traveller

The ship started sinking there was only one raft

He fought to the front just to make it alive

There was almost no food in the craft

So when the ship sunk there were few to survive

Day and night there was nothing but blue

It was more than enough to drive a man crazy

When he jumped in the water they called him a fool

But for those in the boat, their vision got hazy

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He swam they floated, they eventually died

He was becoming frozen and numb

Out in the distance he could see something wide

He could barely signal, he was nearing his doom

Then came from nowhere he was lift up on deck

He registered that he had just been rescued

They said they found others from the wreck

But they were far to many too few

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They had all been brought back to shore

They were just happy to see the ground

Most said they wouldn't go anymore

But one was seen to be turning around

He looked out to the sea one day

And dreamed of becoming a sailor

But instead of just stowing away

He trained and soon became first mate

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