Knights & Squires II

Lyrics

[STUBB] Fa la la la la lirra, skirra [ALL] Mr. Stubb- Second Mate Caucasian Cape Cod man Singing Rigadig tunes any time he can [STUBB] Oh a laugh seems the answer to anything that's queer It's easy and wise that much is clear I've a juicy little pear at home I tickle her when she's blue With humor and indifference I'll tickle my whaleboat too [ALL] He tickles his whaleboat too [STUBB] But when I say pull, by God You better pull [FLASK] And I'm Flask, Flask, mediocre flask I don't know much, and I'm not gonna ask [ALL] Ready third mate, Tisbury son Despises whales and kills them for fun [FLASK] I don't marvel at whales I don't gush about whales I hunt whales I kill whales I destroy whales [ALL] And these three noble white men Stand upon the backs Of three noble not-white men Noble savages Queequeg, Tashtego, Daggoo [DAGGOO] Daggoo A giant six foot five harpooner from Africa I've got a lion like walk and a giraffe like stance [TASHTEGO] Tashtego An unmixed Wampanoag hunter from Martha's Vineyard I used to hunt for moose, but now I hunt for whale [QUEEQUEG] Queequeg A native of Rokovoko An island far far away It is not down in any map- it's actually a made up island I'd tell you more but I'm gonna have my own song in just a minute [PIP] And Pip, Pip, Alabama boy Barely 9 years old On the grim Pequod's forecastle You shall ere long see me Playing my tambourine Before I go to that great quarter deck on high [ALL] Before he goes to that great quarter deck on high