I am Ben and I’m off to sea,
ships ahoy and aye, aye matey.
I’ll sail all the oceans blue,
or maybe just a chosen few.
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Pack my coat and hat for my head.
Bring a blanket for my new bed.
Teddy must stay with all my toys.
Sailors don’t need them, just small boys.
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I’ll have no school or boring chores.
Just climbing rigging, manning oars.
I’ll tie knots and tell sea tales –
of pirates treasure, storms and whales.
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I’ll sleep at sunset, rise at dawn.
Then swab the decks not mow the lawn.
I’ll eat ships biscuit and dried peas.
But hold the weevils if you please.
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I’ll make new friends, captain and crew.
I’ll polish the brass just like new.
I’ll travel to faraway lands.
See new faces, shake lots of hands.
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I’ll grow muscles and learn to swim,
never a splash over the rim.
I’ll grow a beard and get a tan.
Mom won’t know her new little man.
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I’ll write her name on my sea chest.
Then she’ll know I love her best.
I’ll miss my cat, sister and dad.
I hope leaving won’t make them sad.
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But I’ll return with gifts for all.
Dads will be big and sister’s small.
Jewels for mom, fish for my cat.
Gramps will get a new sailors hat.
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Now mom’s calling, bedtime is near.
My journey starts, nothing to fear.
My tub is full, ships wait for me.
Always too short, my trips to the sea.
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I rub and scrub and have some fun.
Until mom says my bath is done.
Voyage over, out goes the light.
Snug in my bunk I’ll say goodnight.
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The End
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