A Bottle of Rum…
My own adaption of an already nursery rhyme, but I’ve put my own spin on it inbetween the stanzas, as this was my personal experience with the nursery rhyme with my children. Hope you enjoy!
A Bottle of Rum..!
"Come on you two, quick, get in the car, For your adventure is about to start!"
"The captain is waiting, so we can't be late!
For your journey begins, you have a ship to sail!"
Seat belts on, listen for the click,
On with the radio, it's time to sing.
🎶🎶 When I was one, I ate a scone, the day I went to sea...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 I climbed aboard the pirate ship and the captain said to me...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 We're going this way, that way, forward and backwards over the Irish sea...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 A bottle of rum to fill my tum and that's the life for me...🎶🎶
"Nearly there kids, take a deep breath, can you smell the lovely sea air?"
"Wait till you see captain Pearly White! He's got shiny teeth and crazy white hair!"
"Whatever you do, don't look at his creaky wooden leg"
"He'll make you walk the plank, you'll end up on the sea bed!"
He'll sing the song...
🎶🎶 When I was two, I buckled my shoe, the day I went to sea...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 I climbed aboard the pirate ship and the captain said to me...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 We're going this way, that way, forward and backwards over the Irish sea...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 A bottle of rum to fill my tum and that's the life for me...🎶🎶
Shailyn and Rian were excited, floating in front of them, was a beast called Ghost of Polly,
Upon deck were human creatures, noises like grunts and snarls, none of which sounded jolly!
One voice shouted out, "Shiver me timbers! ahoy ye little scallywags!"
"Welcome aboard, let's batten down the hatches and raise the Jolly Roger flag!"
"Get them decks scrubbed! Keep a look out crows nest, for the sea monster!"
"We have two special guests on this quest, we're not ending up in Davy Jones' locker!"
Shailyn and Rian looked at each other and said out loud, "this is a dream come true!"
Then the pirates said "soon me hearties, just wait till we get our doubloons!"
So, to the sound of fiddle and spoons, let's sing and dance to our lady love moon...
🎶🎶 When I was three, I had a dream, the day I went to sea...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 I climbed aboard the pirate ship and the captain said to me...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 We're going this way, that way, forward and backwards over the Irish sea...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 A bottle of rum to fill my tum and that's the life for me...🎶🎶
FIRE IN THE HOLE!! The Ghost of Polly is going to war, let's have it lad and lassie!
There's pieces of eight to pillage, hands, we're not losing this battle, savvy?!
Cannon blast from the chase gun, smoke blinding our view of the enemy,
I'm sorry captain Pearly White, we aren't pirates, we just pretend to be.
🎶🎶 When I was four, I fought no more, the day I went to sea🎶🎶
🎶🎶 I climbed aboard the pirate ship and the captain said to me...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 We're going this way, that way, forward and backwards over the Irish sea...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 A bottle of rum to fill my tum and that's the life for me...🎶🎶
Shailyn and Rian woke up, came hurdling downstairs, they both asked dad "what's a bottle rum?"
Dad replied, "well...
There was this pirate called Pearly white, he used it to have fun"
With a snigger and a laugh from the parent, he knew what he meant, and left Shailyn and Rian wanting some.
"🎶🎶 When I was five, I felt so alive, the night I went to sea🎶🎶
🎶🎶 I climbed aboard the pirate ship and the captain said to me...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 We went this way, that way, forward and backwards over the Irish sea...🎶🎶
🎶🎶 A bottle of rum to fill his tum and that was the life for him..."🎶🎶
The Ghost of Polly became victorious once again, but years later it wasn't the same,
They didn't have Shailyn and Rian on board, they were never to be pirates ever again,
Instead they travelled on land during the day with a funny old dad called Wayne...
🎶🎶When dad was thirty seven, and his imagination still feels like heaven...🎶🎶
