When I was a lad it seemed to me,
That I should go to University,
I gained a degree in Ancient Strife,
A totally useless subject for a business life,
But still it was a good degree,
So they made me a ruler of the Maersk Navee,
Refrain...

In the office there I was quite a star,
Everyone decided that I would go far,
And so in March, like a total fool,
I agreed to go kayacking at a place called Poole,
Poole harbour in March aint the place to be,
Especially for a ruler of the Maersk Navee
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In two Kayaks we six did embark,
The day was cold and the sky was dark,
A squall blew up and turned us oe'r,
When we were about a hundred yards from shore
I splashed about shouting 'Rescue me,
For I am a ruler of the Maersk Navee!'
Ref....

The safety boat came up on the tide,
And we all grabbed hold on the Starboard side,
We tried to climb in, but what the hell,
The bloody safety boat capsized as well,
Now that didn't seem very safe to me,
As a deskbound ruler of the Mearsk Navee,
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The local Lifeboat came up then,
And quickly pulled us out again,
At the Hospital, the doc did say
That I had slight hypotherm-i-a,
Not the kind of thing , you will agree
To be suffered by a ruler of the Maersk Navee
Ref.....

So business graduates beware,
And never stray from your office chair,
For pulling us safely out of the drink,
The bill was a thousand quid, I think
A reasonable price, it seems to me
For saving the rulers of the Maersk Navee
Ref...

Flash Company (aka Brian Quinn) with apologies to the late
W S Gilbert.

Had to adjust the month for the event in verse one, couldn't get April to scan!

FC