No time, indeed, is better than now
The bills are paid, the straps laid low,
The collar cast, the harness off,
There's an off-shore breeze, and a star aloft.

They key's been turned, and handed in
The desk is clear of task and sin,
The files are filed, and handed off,
There's an offshore breeze, and a star aloft.

The forms are signed, the checks received
The party's done, the cheers and grief,
The farewell hard smiles, and the soft,
There's an offshore breeze, and a star aloft.

The boss came out to the farewell din
And threw his kindly humor in,
And my friends walked out, to see me off.
There's an offshore breeze.
And a star, aloft.