FAREWELL TO A SAILOR

by David G Dickenson

THERE'S A SHIP LIES WAITNG IN THE HARBOUR
MY DAD HAS JUST JOINED THE CREW
HIS VOYAGE WILL LAST HIM FOREVER
ON A SEA THAT IS GOLDEN AND BLUE

HE'LL MEET OLD FRIENDS AND RELATIONS
NOT FORGETTING MY MOTHER TOO
HIS BROTHER TED WILL BE ON THE BRIDGE
ALL DRESSED IN HIS NAVY AND BLUE

WHO SAID HE'S FINISHED WITH ENGINES
A GOOD SKIPPER IS HARD TO COME BY
SO WEIGH UP THE ANCHOR AND CAST OFF
FOR THE SEAWAYS THEY HAVE IN THE SKY

for my uncle, Captain Francis Morrell Dickenson (1919-2007)