Lyrics

[ISHMAEL, spoken] I treaded water as the ship sank Kicked my legs and kept afloat Finally the whirlpool of the sinking ship closed And out popped Queequeg's coffin A lifebuoy For one whole day and night I floated on the soft and dirge-like waves On the second day, a sail! It drew nearer and nearer and picked me up at last It was the devious cruising Rachel And in her retracing search after her missing children Only found another orphan