Oh did I ever tell yer,
'Bout the shorebeast 'n' the shark?
'Tis a tale of woe 'n' sorrow,
Of one night in the dark,
On me ship there wus a shorebeast,
Afeared great o' the sea,
The winds wus rising proper,
But the queen, oh still wus she,
Now this shorebeast were a coward,
'N' hid in 'is cabin long,
'E barred us all frem entrin',
I wundered wot wus wrong,
Then lo! Frem the millpond water,
A-came a mighty shark,
Fer dinner 'e wanted shipdeck,
Fer pudden 'e wanted mast,
Now the cap'n yells a warnin',
'N' cries 'All paws on deck!'
But the shorebeast, 'e wus cryin',
'E came out a nervus wreck,
Then 'e started weepin',
'Bout 'ow life wusn't fair,
'N' the shark reached out the water,
Patted 'im 'n' said 'There, there',
The shorebeast 'e ran screamin',
'N' the shark 'e laughed aloud,
'N' the crew wus laughin' with 'im,
At the shorebeast run aground