Sunday, May 28, 2017

Popeye the Whaler Man



Popeye's riding a whale like a clipper
He's astride it, prevailing as skipper
He'll its blow-hole impale
With a pole with a sail
When land's spied, he'll turn tail--and a flipper.

David Cairns

Blow Me Down! (Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky; 1933)

2 comments:

Jim Nelson said...

That second line is brilliant, David!

surly hack said...

Hey, Jim! Thanks for stopping by.