Motley Words

(Unison)

At the age of 23,
My first shipwreck at sea,
I was stranded on the coast of France,
when quite by chance,
A lady in a boat, she grabbed me by the throat,
And brought me to the beach all in a trance (All in a trance)

(Parts)

As I lay there in distress, she started to undress.
I saw the map of Scotland tattooed upon her chest,
And further down, to my surprise,
I saw the spot where Nelson lost his eye
I saw the map of Portugee, tattooed upon her knee,
Burma and Siam upon her thigh,
I was searching for Hong Kong, when her husband came along
I let the rest of the world go by….