THE FISHING TRIP
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This tale of two sergeants,
is a tale full of woe,
To the R.C.M.P. derby,
both were to go.
They loaded their camper,
with all of their gear,
Then set off for Gibson's,
full of good cheer.
.
But a wrong turn was
made, before boarding their ship,
A turn that would make
this, a very long trip.
It seems that instead
of a jaunt up the coast,
This voyage was taking,
much longer than most.
.
Halfway to Nanaimo,
they realized their mistake,
They were on the wrong
ferry, a lot was at stake.
So up to the bridge,
the Captain to meet,
Both ran in a rush,
of fast flying feet.
.
His sympathy won, he
informed his first mate,
How our two smiling
Sergeants, had made a mistake,
So both settled down,
for the free return trip,
And sighed with relief
at the Horseshoe Bay slip.
.
So now they moved over,
to the right ferry boat,
Then headed for Gibson's,
their spirits afloat.
For they had decided,
to win the contest,
And bring in a fish,
which was sure to be best.
.
But alas, the gods smiled
not, on the two fishermen,
Not one single fish,
could either bring in.
To make matters worse,
their secret was out,
But their names I won't
give, they know who its about.
.
Finally guys, just a
word of advice,
Reading the sign posts,
sure would be nice.
A way to avoid your
showing up late,
And also avoiding, a
poetic fate.
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PC 664 T.J. Gowdyk 870310
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