The Ballad of Hamish Beamish: Difference between revisions

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In a cryosleep manger  
In a cryosleep manger  


Corbulo's the name  
Corbulo's the name  
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As he and his chums were cryonically frozen
As he and his chums were cryonically frozen


And off into slipspace the young people headed  
And off into slipspace the young people headed  
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And some code that corrupted  
And some code that corrupted  


As the good ship Jamaica flew on through night  
As the good ship Jamaica flew on through night  
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Safe and preserved while poor Hamish just wept  
Safe and preserved while poor Hamish just wept  


When he got it together, he resolved to survive  
When he got it together, he resolved to survive  
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“Is the best kind of plan.”
“Is the best kind of plan.”


So the darkness and cold would make anyone spooked
So the darkness and cold would make anyone spooked
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In fact, you could argue it addled his brain
In fact, you could argue it addled his brain


So when the ship at last reached the Corbulo banner  
So when the ship at last reached the Corbulo banner  
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But I never revealed . . . what did poor Hamish drink?
But I never revealed . . . what did poor Hamish drink?


So here is the moral of this dreadful tale  
So here is the moral of this dreadful tale