Saba Slayer
12-25-2013, 09:41 AM
MERRY CHRISTMAS Yakers
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TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Bay not a lobster was stirring not even a Ray.
The hoopnets were stacked on the deck with care, / in hopes that a limit soon would be there.
The crew were all rigging the nets with some leads / while visions of melted butter danced in their heads.
The crew in their slickers and I with a smoke, / had just dropped the nets for a good long soak.
When out on the water arose such a clatter / I sprang from the wheelhouse to see what was the matter.
Away to the deck I flew like a flash, / pulled the rope and the float, / up in a dash.
The moon on the crest of the waves did glow, / giving the look of mid-day to objects below.
When to my wondering eyes should appear, / but a couple of lobsters and a six pack of beer?
The rope came up so lively and quick, / I knew in a moment it must be a trick.
More rapid than Eagles the lobsters they came, / as the crew whistled and howled and called them by name.
More Buggies, more Spineys, more lobsters for all.
To the top of the gunnels, to the top of the wall, / pull away, pull away, pull away all.
So up to the wheelhouse the lobsters they flew, / with a boat full of bugs and some big crabs too.
And then in a twinkling I heard and I saw, / the prancing and pawing of each lobster claw.
As I drew in my hand and was turning around, / the next net had the biggest bug we had found.
She was easily eight pounds from her antenna to her tail, / and her shell was as big as a five gallon pail.
The crew spoke not a word but went straight to work, / and filled all the buckets then turned with a jerk.
And giving a nod, back to the slip we floated, / the boat as full as it could be loaded.
The crew shouted, we have what we need, / it’s time for us all, to do a good deed.
We released the eight pounder, / sent her right back where we’d found her,
But I heard her exclaim as she dove out of sight…
“MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!
Jim / Saba Slayer CHRISTMAS 2013
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TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Bay not a lobster was stirring not even a Ray.
The hoopnets were stacked on the deck with care, / in hopes that a limit soon would be there.
The crew were all rigging the nets with some leads / while visions of melted butter danced in their heads.
The crew in their slickers and I with a smoke, / had just dropped the nets for a good long soak.
When out on the water arose such a clatter / I sprang from the wheelhouse to see what was the matter.
Away to the deck I flew like a flash, / pulled the rope and the float, / up in a dash.
The moon on the crest of the waves did glow, / giving the look of mid-day to objects below.
When to my wondering eyes should appear, / but a couple of lobsters and a six pack of beer?
The rope came up so lively and quick, / I knew in a moment it must be a trick.
More rapid than Eagles the lobsters they came, / as the crew whistled and howled and called them by name.
More Buggies, more Spineys, more lobsters for all.
To the top of the gunnels, to the top of the wall, / pull away, pull away, pull away all.
So up to the wheelhouse the lobsters they flew, / with a boat full of bugs and some big crabs too.
And then in a twinkling I heard and I saw, / the prancing and pawing of each lobster claw.
As I drew in my hand and was turning around, / the next net had the biggest bug we had found.
She was easily eight pounds from her antenna to her tail, / and her shell was as big as a five gallon pail.
The crew spoke not a word but went straight to work, / and filled all the buckets then turned with a jerk.
And giving a nod, back to the slip we floated, / the boat as full as it could be loaded.
The crew shouted, we have what we need, / it’s time for us all, to do a good deed.
We released the eight pounder, / sent her right back where we’d found her,
But I heard her exclaim as she dove out of sight…
“MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!
Jim / Saba Slayer CHRISTMAS 2013