The Ballad of the Stranded Whale Watch Ship
(With apologies to聽Sherwood Schwartz.)
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale.
A tale of a fateful trip
that started from a Boston port
aboard a whale watch ship.
The Cetacea is a catamaran,
163 set sail Monday
for a three-hour tour.
A three-hour tour.
But as the ship was heading back,
a communications line
got caught in the Cetacea's prop,
which it did entwine.
Which it did entwine.
The ship was stranded overnight
some 14 miles from land
The crew provided blankets
And snacks they had on hand.
And snacks they had on hand.
Coast Guard divers freed the boat
At no time was it imperiled
. 聽
reports the Boston Herald.
Reports the Boston Herald.
The Cetacea's safely back in port
And the tourists are all smiles
With 500 bucks ...
A refund too ...
A voucher for their next cruise.
While journalists,聽
who can't just write straightforward prose,
are putting theme songs in the news!
