Victoria College Students' Carnival. Concert Chamber, Town Hall. Thursday and Friday, June 30th and July 1st, 1910
Captain Cook's Song
Captain Cook's Song.
"If ever they were dull or sad,
The captain danced to them like mad,
Or told, to make the time pass, by,
Droll legends of his infancy."—"Bab" Ballads.
Air: Sir Joseph's Song in "Pinafore.".
A sailor bold and free am I,
With a roving smile and a big black eye,
And assured by personal charms like these
And a really intense desire to please.
I have no hesitation in coming once more,
To see if things are better than they were before.
All:
We'll waive all apologies for coming once more,
To see if things are better than they were before.
Even as a tender child of three
I made a point of discovery.
Virtue like this has a sure reward,
And I soon became acquainted with the pantry hoard.
And the water-melon jam grew so dear to me,
That mother soon decided I should go to sea.
All:
The water-melon jam grew so dear to he,
That his mother soon decided he should go to sea.
Well once at sea I sailed the world,
My flag to every breeze unfurled;
And a poignant private grief to me
Was the North Pole's inaccessibility.
But now my spirits are as light as air,
For the Doctor of the family has just been there.
All:
Hurrah! his spirits are as light as air,
For the Doctor of his family has just been there.
When first this pleasant land we saw,
The saucy cannibals lined the shore.
And it shone from each expectant mien
That as soon as we were ready then the dinner would begin.
But I had no gentlemen of the "cloth,"
And an extra cook would have spoiled the broth.
All:
So he Jet them lay without the cloth
And carefully abstained from interfering with the broth.
We originated commerce though
With the festive pig and the potato.
And for each dispute our infallible law
Was the anchor weighed at night. Taihoa !
For if weights are short day after day,
To weigh at night is the safest way.
All:
And we glow with pride that the game to-day
Is obviously modelled on our good old way.
But I must confess that I feel upset
That you haven't put up my statue yet.
And why should a gaol usurp my name,
And military lodgers share its fame?
It doesn't seem fair on a chap like me,
The next thing 'll be a University.
All:
No, it doesn't seem fair on a chap like he,
Tho' of course it might have been a University.
Reject from below for my British views,
I'm to tour on an "Empire-building" cruise
For ever and ever, but I'm not dismayed
For grandson Thomas* is in the trade
And on every rock where it hasn't been yet
The flag of England shall be set.
All:
And on every rock where it hasn't been yet
The flag of England shall be set.