Sea-Chill

By Arthur Guiterman



(News item, ca 1928:

"When Mrs. John Masefield and her husband, the author of "I

must go down to the seas again", arrived here on a liner, she said

to a reporter, "It was too uppy-downy, and Mr. Masefield was

ill.")



I must go down to the seas again, where the billows romp and reel,

And all I ask is a large ship that rides on an even keel,

And a mild breeze and a broad deck with a slight list to leeward,

And a clean chair in a snug nook and a nice, kind, steward.



I must go down to the seas again, the sport of wind and tide,

As the gray wave and the green wave play leap-frog over the side.

And all I want is a glassy calm with a bone-dry scupper,

A good book and a warm rug and a light, plain supper.



I must go down to the seas again, though there I'm a total loss

And can't say which is worse, the pitch, the plunge, the roll, the toss.

But all I ask is a safe retreat in a bar well tended,

And a soft berth and a smooth course 'till the long trip's ended.



@parody @water @sailor

see also SEAFEVER, SEAFVR3

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