Story Behind The Song

My child askked me to write a song for her and her classmates. I thought I'd turn it into a history lesson. Name the five famous ships explicitly mentioned, and, as a bonus question, the sixth ship implied. (Bluenose, MaryRose, Golden Hind, Victory, Dis

Song Description

Man dreams of a simpler time when, as a boy he used his imagination to pretend that his bed was a sailing ship involved in many historically based adventures

Lyrics

Mariner's Tale

When I was a wee lad
I kept uopn my shelf
A noble fleet of model ships
I sailed each one myself
The Bluenose, The Mary Rose, and The Golden Hind
I'd ride the tradewinds blowing west
Adventures there to find

Chorus:
Away boys, cast away boys
A pillow and a blanket for my sails
Away boys, cast away boys
Dreaming of a Mariner's Tales

Out from Aukland's harbour
To Fletcher Christian's aisle
I'll confront him with my sabre drawn
And bring him back for trial
Then its off to Trafalgar
Lord Nelson's finest hour
Though he will die and so might I
The "Victory" is ours

Chorus
Away boys...

Sailing on "Discovery"
With the fealess Captain Cook
Land ho off the starboard
Horizon, keep a look
We seek a new route to the Orient
And the riches it will bring
We'll find it by the grace of God
And claim it for the King

Chorus
Away boys...

Bridge
Trading spice from Zanzibar for Irvory off the Cape
Aztec gold for beaver pelts
And always testing fate

But now that I am older
Struggling nine to five
Instead of blasting pirate ships
I'm trying to survive
And when my bones grow weary
At the end of each day
I lay down in my boat
And drift away

Chorus
Away boys...