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Sleek, swift, streamlined ship,shield-clad and shining,tell to me the tale of your tripwhen the limpest of men were your lining
O I know you were a ship of fools
O I know you were a ship of fools
You tried to take them to new tradebut they were afraid to follow.
Land-lubbers of the lowest gradetheir hearts and their heads were both hollow
O I know you were a ship of fools
O I know you were a ship of fools
But your form is far-out, framed by foam:a cloven-crocodile.
Whale's-highway is your home
Swan's-
Riding is your style.
Fine-finned, shaped like a sharkthe wind awaits your awaking.
Designed for delving into the darkof mysteries in the making
O I know you were a ship of fools
O I know you were a ship of fools
A ship of foolsship of foolsyou were a ship of fools.
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