DISCLAIMER: American Pie is not mine. I forget the guy who owns it, but it's not me. I do, however, own the lyrics to The Day The Bow Lines Broke
AUTHOR'S NOTES: If you were on the Norwegian Majesty's cruise from Boston to Bermuda on October 7-14, 2001 (which became October 7-15), you'll know what I'm talking about firsthand. If you were on the Norwegian Majesty's cruise from Boston to Bermuda on October 14-22, 2001 (which became October 15-22), you'll know what I'm talking about because you were an angry passenger waiting for the Majesty to get back from her lengthened cruise to Bermuda. And if you were on neither of those cruises you probably have no idea what I'm talking about. If the song doesn't help, email me and you'll get all the gory details. I DID exaggerate t just a little...but only for dramatic emphasis. :)
ARCHIVES: I'll say yes, but ask anyway.
RATED: G
THE DAY THE BOW LINES BROKE
A long long time ago
Well only a week or so
The Majesty was docked in Bermuda
The weather it was pretty bad
It made all the passengers sad
We wouldn't be happy for awhile
The cold wind it made us shiver
With every blast it would deliver
Big noises outside
The boat moved from the dock's side
I laughed so hard I almost cried
When I saw the bow line as it flied
The Norwegian Majesty went for a ride
The day the bow lines broke
We started waving
Bye bye to the Bermuda guys
We were floating in the water and we wanted to die
We were away from the dock and we might not survive
Maybe this'll be the day that we die
This'll be the day that we die
Soozy came on the intercom
Told us "It's OK, it won't be long"
"The bow lines snapped but it's all right"
Did you believe what she just said
I couldn't get it through my head
And the tugs boats they went real slow
So we all had extra wine
Cause we all knew it'd be some time
This was really bad news
We had the Cruisin' Blues
We were free, no longer stuck
With broken bow lines it really sucked
And we knew we were out of luck
The day the bow lines broke
We started waving
Bye bye to the Bermuda guys
We were floating in the water and we wanted to die
We were free in the harbor, didn't think we'd survive
Maybe this'll be the day that we die
This'll be the day that we die
Now three hours we'd been on our own
Then the tug came in from Hamilton
And helped us get back to the dock
It didn't work the way it should've
They were pushing as hard as they could've
But the Majesty just wouldn't move
And while the captain was looking down
The Majesty she ran aground
And the captain he was mad
Couldn't believe the luck we'd had
And so he got on the radio
Said, "We need a pilot for this ship"
But all the got was static
The day the bow lines broke
We started waving
Bye bye to the Bermuda guys
We were stuck on a sandbar and we wanted to die
We were kicking up sand, didn't think we'd survive
This may well be the day that we die
This may well be the day that we die
The pilot came from the island's shore
Like he'd done so many times before
Winds were 60 mph and rising fast
On the boat he showed no fear
Said, "It's OK, Captain, I'll take it from here"
So the captain said, "That's fine"
Now the St. George harbor water was rough
This made the navigating tough
We moved and the waters parted
Then we were back to where we started
The pilot tried to take us in
But the weather was as ugly as sin
We had no idea what we were in
The day the bow lines broke
We started waving
Bye bye to the Bermuda guys
We were stuck on a sandbar and we wanted to die
We were kicking up sand, didn't think we'd survive
Yes this will be the day that we die
Yes this will be the day that we die
The rain fell so hard we couldn't see
We were 1500 people lost at sea
With no time left to start again
So Captain be nimble
Captain be quick
Captain get us out of this fix
You've got a bunch of anxious passengers
Oh and as they worked on the bridge
I was holding to the table's edge
We weren't getting very far
We were stuck on a sandbar
And ten the pilot jerked us out
The day the bow lines broke
We started waving
Bye bye to the Bermuda guys
We were floating in the water and we wanted to die
We were free in the harbor, didn't think we'd survive
Thought it would be the day we'd all die
Thought it would be the day we'd all die
I saw the girl who ran the cruise
I asked her for some happy news
She just smiled and said, "No way"
So I went down the ship's gift store
And I heard the captain like before
We were pulling to the dock
And on the island people screamed
Children cried and babies dreamed
And many word were spoken
The dock we were at was broken
We pulled up to the dock that day
Everyone had plenty to say
We wanted flights back to the USA
The day the bow lines broke
We started waving
Hi hi to the Bermuda guys
We'd been floating in the harbor and we wanted to die
We were back to the dock and we'd barely survived
This almost was the day that we died
This almost was the day that we died
We started waving
Hi hi to the Bermuda guys
We'd been floating in the harbor and we wanted to die
We were back at the dock and we'd barely survived
This almost was the day that we died
This almost was the day that we died
We started waving
Hi hi to the Bermuda guys
We'd been floating in the harbor and we'd wanted to die
We were back at the dock and we'd barely survived
This almost was the day that we died
This almost was the day that we died