I. Pip

Lyrics

[Ishmael, sung] Pip? Has anyone seen Pip? Just a small cabin boy With a tambourine Pip? Has anyone seen Pip? Pip's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone Poor Pip He went over He went under Pip jumped from the whaleboat And he never came back And I remember Pip used to make us laugh I remember Pip used to make us smile He'd play his tambourine and sing your favorite song And he'd listen to your problems without judging right or wrong Now Pip was only nine years old but he was pretty smart He'd spin the compass double-time as he mastered Ahab's charts He was wonderful with knots, he tied them ropes in crazy shapes And he'd hand out hand-made valentines and made excellent mix-tapes Every day was Fourth of July, every night was Christmas Eve And when Santa didn't come, he'd grin and say "I still believe" And he'd feel too much with his tender heart His eyes were always welling up with tears And the last thing I remember about Pip Is how he'd play his tambourine and shake the ship He'd rattle that thing 'til the jinglers fell off Oh Pip, I've missed you too long And Pip went before any of us He was the very first one To have his heart swallowed by the sea And though I never told him I loved him like a son He was all I wish that I could be [Ahab, spoken]: Pip? Pip? Come on, wake up. Speak boy, speak!