by D.K. Stevens
A Cautious Cat
And a Reckless Rat
Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
They sailed in a yawl
With nothing at all
To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
The wind blew high
In a sky-blue sky,
At a rate they had never foreseen.
The wind blew low,
And the wind also
Blew a little bit in between--
Just a little bit in between.
Said the Cautious Cat
To the Reckless Rat,
Likewise to the Innocent Lamb:
"We'll tack this smack
And sail right back
To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
For the winds might blow
Both high and low
And I wouldn't care a Lima Bean,
But I never can sail
When the ocean gale
Blows a little bit in between--
Just a little bit in between.
"Of course with me
You will never agree,"
Said the Cat to the Rat and the Lamb,
"But if you balk
You will have to walk,--
That's the kind of kitten I am!"
So they sailed right back
On the larboard tack
To the nearest port of call,
And the Reckless Rat
Let it go at that,
While the Lamb said nothing at all--
Said nothing--whatever--at all.