Wanted to wish you all a merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I will be spending both at work as usual. I hope the new year brings us all prosperity and happiness.
Same to you Lee, I will be out here for both as well. Hope the new gig is working out well.
Merry Christmas to all of you too, I’ll be at work for Christmas and going home on New Year’s Day.
I love Christmas when it comes around
The smells and tastes, the sights and sounds
I love the Christmassy Cinnamon smells
The Carol singers and chiming church bells
I love to see the advent candle burning
The excited faces all the children yearning
I love the gifts done up with ribbons and bows
And Red faced Santa’s calling ho ho ho
I love the merry songs about the season of Yule
And handmade decs brought home from school
I love trimming the tree with festive things
Like candy canes and popcorn strings
I love the twinkling of the Christmas lights
And the garlands hanging colourful and bright
But the thing that makes the season for me
Is the Christmas card from Gay Ass Captain Lee
I’ll be reporting aboard on the 22nd, just in time for the festivities. Leave it to us sailors to not be “politically correct.” I get so sick of hearing “Happy Holidays” and “Season’s Greetings.” Thank you all for saying MERRY CHRISTMAS !!! Right back at ya!
Jovial Chrismakwanzakah.
A Seafaring Santa
BY JOE SCUTERI
Twas The Night Before Christmas
On The Converted T-2
The Crew Was All Sleeping
There Was Nothing To Do
Our Stockings Were Hung
Round The Boiler With Care
Not For No Special Reason
Cept They Dry Better There
I Was Lying Half Dozing
All Snug In My Rack
The Porthole Was Open
A Breeze On My Back
When All Of A Sudden
Much To My Surprise
I Heard Sleigh Bells Ringing
Somewhere In The Skys
I’m Cracking. I Thought
Or Dreaming, Or Both
But As I Lay Thinking
A Hearty Voice Spoke
"On Bonnie, On Rubbie
On Suzy. On Jean
On Rose, On Trixie
On Sweet Genevieve
On Cindy , On Lois
On Gertrude , On Mae
That Don’t Sound Like No Reindeer
I Thought With Dismay
I Jumped To The Porthole
Not Believing My Eyes
A 40 Foot Sailboat
Was Filling The Sky
It Was Decked Real fancy
With Pine Trees And Bright Light
And 11 Cute Ladies
Dressed In Red And In White
And Out On The Bow
Just As Fat As Could Be
Stood St Nick And An Elf
They Were Checking Our Lee
And Once They Decided
With The Wink Of An Eye
They Dropped To The Ocean
Right Out Of The Sky
I Ran Up The Stairwell
And Right Out On Deck
They Were Having Some Trouble
Making Fast To Our Wreck
So I Dropped Them A Laddder
And I Lowered A Line
And Pulled Up 4 Seabags
And 9 Cases Of Wine
St. Nick Was A Strange One
Not Like Pictures I’d Seen
With Tattoos And An Earring
Now What Could This Mean
I’m The Seafaring Santa!
He Said With A Grin
Then Tossed Me A Gallon
Of Beefeaters Gin
He Yelled “Call All Hands”
We’ve Got Partying To Do
I’ve Still Got One Ship
Off The Coast Of Peru
So I Ran Down Below
Calling All Who Could Hear,
Someone Threw A Boot.
Caught Me Right On The Ear
Well When I Came Too
The Ship Was A Wreck,
With Quart Jugs And Seamen
Sprawled All Over The Deck
And Up In The Heavens
Just A Speck To My Eye
The Sailboat Was Sailing
Off Into The Sky
Christmas Morning Was Quiet
Aboard Our Lost Ship
The Crew Wasn’t Talking
They Were All Very Sick
And No One But Me
Could Remember That Night
Except That They Partyed
And Had A Big Fight
There Might Have Been Girls
But Their Memory Was Hazy
And They Finally Decided
I Was Most Likely Crazy
And Now I Will Leave You
My Story Is Through
But Before I Get Going
Let Me Say This To You
If You’re Out On The Ocean
On That Night Of The Year
And Your Being Forgotten
Is Your One Biggest Fear
Just Remember Who’s Coming
And You Will See I Was Right
Now Merry Christmas My Brother
And To All A Good Night
(Stolen from Kelly DeMello’s post on the MMA Alumni Talk group)
Merry Christmas to all…
This was few years ago but nothing like Christmas in Mexico…Please no yachtie jokes…lol…
I guess you’re the chihuahua?
Good guess…now, drop the chulupa and back away !!
Shellback7 how did you post that picture? Are we still having to send those to John or am I just missing something?
CA…I clicked the browse button at the botton and went into my pictures…Double clicked the pic , hit the post button…that was it…
Did you see what anchorman insinuated? I guess at least he didn’t pick on my boat or my wife…But my dog??? Geez …some peoples children…<img alt="" src=“http://gcaptain.com/maritime/forum/js/FCKeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif” />
Zoey, has more sea time than most her size…
Now that’s a scary fucking sight, and would make me run right back down below.
Attachments. D’oh. I must really be tired. Thanks!!
Anytime…
Merry Christmas from me and the Raiderettes!
YEAH,YEAH,YEAH
Merry Christmas all!!!
I am working through the new year, but my family made it to her parents in Ohio and they are enjoying it and thinking of me. So, I guess it is worth it getting stuck working because I could give that to them
Merry Christmas to all and many thanks for your support in 2008!
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John, I didn’t know you were a rag picker…good for you!
Merry Christmas…