Deedle Dee Toe
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Deedle Dee Toe (tale and tune)
Salty! Look lively there!
Tie off the mizzenmast and hoist the
yardarm boyo! Double quick, ye little sprits'l!
Aye aye captain!
(Salty murmuring about the rabbit
going down the hole and around the tree)
There! I- I did it captain! Hoist away Mr. Gilly!
Right on Salty!
(Sounds of hauling and effort)
(Crash and muffled cursing from Mr.Gilly)
Oh blasted bilge rats.
I'll never get it right! Oh Mr. Gilly, I'm not a very good pirate.
[Mr. Gilly] Now now, yer bein much too hard on yerself there salty!
I am?
Sure y' are! Why,
yer makin' tremendous progress for a new youngker.
I AM?
Course y' are! (Music starts) Why,
there was a time when every man jack aboard this here Pollywog,
felt as useless as a kipper on the poop deck.
But y' make a few mistakes,
and y'learn from'em! Allow me to elucidate...
(Music)
[Gilly, singing] When y'spit downwind on a pirate ship then lad it'll
pirate ship then lad you'll get a face full.
Deedle dee toe dee toe deedlo dee toe de diddle eedle o dee,
Deedle dee toe dee toe deedlo dee toe de
diddle eedle o dee. (Crew laughing and clapping in rhythm)
[Gilly,faint] That's right boys!
[Gilly,singing] If you go ashore on the longboat, Jack,
will not fire there, then Jack, you will know why.
[Gilly, faint] Ohoho! Pay attention to this one now Salty!
the man that keeps it, y'better be stronger than he
[Bogg,faint] Get back t'work there y' knee slappin' scallywags!
(Crew laughing, whooping)
[Gilly, singing] On late night watch in the crows nest boy,
finds y'nappin' boy, he'll throw you into the sea