Another Chance
Copyright© 2014 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 45
Let's get one thing straight right off the bat: You can NOT win the thing on the first lap ... but you can sure as hell lose it.
I have seen a lot of strange things in three lives ... I remember those. I don't remember being an indian and fighting in the 'red water.' Or any of those other lives the sweat lodge brought out...
"Nevah happen, GI."
But I have watched a race car run over the trunk, top and hood of three cars on the green flag and end up buried in the trunk of a fourth before he ever made the starting line ... so I KNOW you can lose it on the first.
I am pleased to say no one sunk in the channel but four of the starters in Class C ended up in shallow water on the beach. Three on the north side and one on the south side. I can also say that those four were the biggest braggarts before the start.
So.
The gun went bang
Grace said, 'Dang,
Those crazy guys can all go hang.
We'll sit back here
And not go near.
We'll wait for the traffic to get clear."
And the crew sang:
Yo Ho
Yo Ho
Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum.
The last boat cleared
The end of the pier
Grace said, "David, go check our gear."
It looked alright,
The weather was bright
We sailed down the channel and passed the light.
Yo Ho
Yo Ho
Yo Ho Ho and away we go.
"We have a choice
You have a voice.
Algoma bay or Port Washington?
Which to choose
Is up to youse
Sixty six miles to either one."
Yo Ho
Yo Ho
Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum.
Prevailing winds
Are from the north west
You should pick the one that works the best.
"I don't care
Double dog dare.
Chose the one with the best air."
"I don't know
If the wind won't blow
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