The Rebel Black Dot Sea Shanty of the Day
David Polansky, "Narwhal" via iTunes (T.L.A.M.)
Commentary: At last night's Knights of Columbus meeting, one of my brother Knights, with whom I am FaceSpace "friends," asked me, "What is 'Unicorn Day'?" He meant Narwhal Day. It was then my pleasure to explain to him this wondrous fête of sympathy & solidarity with the narwhal, one of the Lord's most delightfully odd creatures.
"Way up north in the Beaufort Sea,
Beyond the Arctic Circle,
Is a small white whale that comes adorned
With a spiral tusk like a unicorn.
"Hey-ho, the narwhal!
Hey-ho, the narwhal!
With a bit of luck we'll see one
And we'll shout, 'There she blows!'
Hey-ho, the narwhal!
So very far from shore,
We'll be at sea through the winter snows…"
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