Getting Ready to Sail

The trumpet sounded hearty and hale What was that? Asked Daddy; he is all male. I ignored this and leaned over a rail A piece of shale! A piece of shale! Our doggie Luther was wagging his tail For down in the depths there was a whale It looks so frail! Said my auntie Dale She was writing her own holy grail Along came captain carrying a pail Watch out for the nail! He said to the quail When will we sail? When will we sail? Next, we saw a bride with white wedding veil Cookies for sale! Cookies for sale! Pushy girl scouts on board telling their tale Solicitors on a cruise ship without fail Someone is reading a book in Braille! Take me to jail! Take me to jail! A convict in orange who looks rather pale Give me my mail! And then we can sail. What about bail? Asks a lawyer named Dale Wait for me yelled my annoying cousin Gale She was holding a plastic colander with kale The crackers are stale! The crackers are stale! This was a wail from a toddler so pale It was a few seconds longer before we could sail