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Chapter 101: The Decanter

Oh, everybody knows you're an Englishman,
Leaning with a beer on the still capstan.
A party in the bow, with beef to pass around --
Oh, you're out of sight!

Extend your generous hospitality --
We're worked to the bone.
Whether it bull-beef or dromedary,
It's more than I've known.
And so we sing it!:

Make me an Englishman,
His life is for me!
Never to lift a hand,
Without some relief!

That's how we sing it!

Oh, everybody knows you're an Englishman,
Dizzy in the head when you're harpoonin' --
You throw it in the dark, but always hit your mark.
Oh, you're out of sight!

And so we sing it!:

Make me an Englishman,
His life is for me!
Never to lift a hand,
Without some relief!

That's how we sing it!

(c) and (p) 2009 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 5, released September 28, 2011

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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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