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Ahab's Boat and Crew -- Fedallah

from Call Me Ishmael; volume 8 by Patrick Shea

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Chapter 50: Ahab's Boat and Crew -- Fedallah

Stand in the boat with a new leg.
Knee in the cleat, it's a new day.
Lifet up the lance, make it bloody,
All on one, not two legs.

And all men with two legs are but a hobbling wight
When thrown deep into the tangle of a dangerous fight.

Cover the deck with a new sheath.
Walking erect, would you believe?
He points at the whale as a brute thief
But never asks no relief.

And nobody's gonna give this Captain Ahab a boat
So he finances the crew that's gonna keep him afloat.

Wouldn't you know, heading the crew
Is the devil's due?
Wouldn't you know, dim as the dusk,
He's the devil's tusk?
Wouldn't you know, fevered in dreams
See we phantom things?
Wouldn't you know?
Wouldn't you know?

(c) and (p) 2010 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 8, released June 22, 2012

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Patrick Shea Brooklyn, New York

Patrick is a nerd, a book lover, a math afficianado, an Ishmael, and an Ahab. He lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. He grew up in Portland, OR; and has also lived in Grinnell, IA (for college); and Austin, TX.

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