Sandyman's New Battery

[Lakesailor]

Me and Coleridge. Two peas in a pod.

 

[ColdFusion]

As the main 'who nicked Sandyman's battery' thread has now been pulled (boo hoo) we need to continue the debate somewhere else...

I reckon Lakesailor nicked it and it's now powering one of those wind turbine things in the lake district. Those turbine blades don't spin round on their own you know

 

[Steve Clayton]

What sort of mornings have you been having ?!?!?!?!

The sort of morning when you can make tents in bed

 

[[2068]]

It is an ancient Evinrude,
And it starteth one in three.
By thy long shaft leg and glittering prop,
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?

 

[sarabande]

I met a sailor from a marina land,
Who said, Two vast and weedless hulls of wood
Stand in the car park. Near them, on the strand
Half seen, a broken engine lies, whose heap
Of mangled gears, and dusty old belt drives
Tell that its skipper well his passion fed
On distant bars instead of maintaining them
As shiny green votives to th'engineer's art.
And on a brass plaque, these words appear:-
My make is Kelvin Bergius, king of things
That go round and round, Oh magic, how it worked.
Nothing beside remains, save one rusty
Anchor. That colossal wreck, paintlessly marked
The limits of his love for long lost bays.

 

[[2068]]

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship with a Raymarine E120, 4kw Radome, AIS, VHF, DGPS, autopilot, fluxgate heading sensor, joystick, backup GPS, gimballed compass, full set of detailed charts, and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.

 

[sarabande]

 

[ColdFusion]

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship with a Raymarine E120, 4kw Radome, AIS, VHF, DGPS, autopilot, fluxgate heading sensor, joystick, backup GPS, gimballed compass, full set of detailed charts, and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.

An updated classic

 

[NickRobinson]

Plagiarising Spike....

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky..

I left my shoes and socks there.

I wonder if they're dry?

 

[Lakesailor]

Apologies to Spike indeed.

 

[Leonidas]

Sandyman was a sailor,
His boat was polished and bright.
Then one day, a troll appeared,
A new battery in his sight.

Sandyman was nobody's fool,
Battery was lent on condition.
But clever troll had other ideas,
And now it's his latest addition.

Sandyman was very upset,
He turned to the YBW mob.
They hunted down the troll,
And smacked him in his gob.

Sandyman was arrested,
The judge took a dim view.
Especially when he saw the troll,
And his face was black and blue.

Sandyman was sent down,
For a battery that was new.
All thanks to the YBW mob,
Credit where credit is due.

Now let's put some bouzouki music to the lyrics! Any offers ??

 

[fisherman]

The boy stood on the burning deck, he stood upon his head.
Cause his arms and legs were all shot off, so he waved his sword and said:
My name is Norval, on the Grampian hills the village Smithy stands,
The smith, a mighty man was wrecked on the pitiless Goodwin sands,
And by him sported on the green, his little grandchild, Wilhelmine,
The doctors had given her up sir, the darling of our crew,
And cheek of Argyle grew deadly pale, and all for that bit of blue,
So we rushed for the signal rockets, "Let's fire them quick!" we cried,
And the good abbot of Aberbrothock plunged headlong in the tide,
And who will stand on either hand to keep the bridge with me?
Upon the schooner Hesperus, that sailed a wintry sea,
I with two more beside me, will hold the foe in play,
For I'm to be queen of the may, mother,
I'm to be queen of the may.

 

[Sandyman]

Sandyman was a sailor,
His boat was polished and bright.
Then one day, a troll appeared,
A new battery in his sight.

Sandyman was nobody's fool,
Battery was lent on condition.
But clever troll had other ideas,
And now it's his latest addition.

Sandyman was very upset,
He turned to the YBW mob.
They hunted down the troll,
And smacked him in his gob.

Sandyman was arrested,
The judge took a dim view.
Especially when he saw the troll,
And his face was black and blue.

Sandyman was sent down,
For a battery that was new.
All thanks to the YBW mob,
Credit where credit is due.

Brilliant. Made I laugh.

 

[oGaryo]

quite spooky how this lullaby relates to the battery thread which I suspect has sent many a forumite to sleep in recent daze zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Here comes the Sandyman

Here comes the sandyman stepping so lightly,
Stealing along on the tips of his toes,
He sprinkles the sand with his own little hands ,
In the eyes of the sleeping children,
Go to sleep my baby close your sleepy eyes,
The lady moon is watching from out the darkened skies,
The little stars are peeping to see if you are sleeping,
So go to sleep my baby go to sleep goodnight

 

[Sandyman]

No one asked you to read it.

 

[oGaryo]

No one asked you to read it.

I haven't for a while now.. what's the latest, is it getting exciting yet?

 

[ProDave]

I haven't for a while now.. what's the latest, is it getting exciting yet?

No, just some people getting charged up, others feeling completely flat.

But watch out what you admit to, we wouldn't want anyone facing an assault and battery charge would we?

There seems to be a good mixture of positive and negative comments on the various threads, but in spite of that we are still not sure of the current situation.

Perhaps the guy that borrowed the battery, gave it back without any resistance?

I can understand sandyman feeling a bit emotionally discharged by the whole saga.

I just hope there's a positive conclusion.