Moby Duck

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After fourteen years I left the sea,
 for a life upon a lake
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After all the storms I'd seen, 
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I needed a good break
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I thought still waters would mean 
peace for me
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But that was a mistake
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For the place I chose was 
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bedeviled by a giant evil drake


[Verse 2]
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A mallard of such malice, twice the 
size of any man
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A bill to give you nightmares and a
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 monstrous wingspan
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You cannot hope to fight it so avoid
 him if you can
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That terrifying waterfowl, the 
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beast beyond the dam


[Chorus]
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Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might
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Row with harpoons loaded and 
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spoiling for a fight
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Row-ho Row-ho and with any luck
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We'll win the day and do away the 
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dreaded Moby Duck


[Verse 3]
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I'm not one for surrender so a 
vengeful oath I swore
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I gathered up me hearties like so 
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many times before
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We shod our ship with weapons and 
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prepared to go to war
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'Til the fetid feathered fearsome 
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flying duck will breathe no more


[Chorus]
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Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might
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Row with harpoons loaded and 
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spoiling for a fight
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Row-ho Row-ho and with any luck
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We'll win the day and do away the 
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dreaded Moby Duck


[Verse 4]
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There was bonnie brave Marie, who to
 her arms had waved goodbye
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And handsome Jack whose duck-attack
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 left him without an eye
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The Derby twins with one leg each 
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on deck were standing by
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Only a couple dozen limbs between a
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 crew of twenty-five


[Chorus]
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Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might
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Row with harpoons loaded and 
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spoiling for a fight
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Row-ho Row-ho and with any luck
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We'll win the day and do away the 
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dreaded Moby Duck


[Verse 5]
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The fight raged on for several 
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hours, defend and then attack
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With beatings from those wicked 
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wings our boat began to crack
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The beast reared up to finish the 
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job, and with a mighty quack...

(quack)

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I rammed my harpoon in his throat 
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and made a tasty snack


[Chorus]
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Row-ho Row-ho Row us back to shore
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We'll drag his broken body back 
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and roast it on an oar
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Row-ho Row-ho barbecue the beast, 
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with hoisin sauce and pancakes
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We will have the biggest feast

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Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might
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We rowed with harpoons loaded and 
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spoiling for a fight
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Row-ho Row-ho Row we had all the 
luck
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We won the day and did away the 
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dreaded Moby Duck
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We won the day and did away the 
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dreaded Moby Duck!