Simon Bookish - En Bateau lyrics

En bateau On Board A luxury yacht or a cruise liner Out in the sun Cheerful With rails all around Enclosing the deck Walls so high So the sea is not visible The Captain comes out onto the deck White beard, uniform Faux-pirate 'Ah-ha, me hearties!' Steps out from a flimsy pair of French windows "There is no need for alarm, everyone must go inside urgently." Everyone files in We mill about In a large, low ceiling-ed 'observation deck' It seems to be made From cardboard It might even be a film set You demand to know what's going on The Captain explains, for what seems like hours With diagrams, flip-charts: a lecture with overhead projections, "We are about to perform a common nautical proceedure known as 'Pairs'" "As we submerge a smaller vessel hitches a ride... piggy-back style" As the explanation ends the windows begin to fill up with a bright blue liquid. You stand up in the middle of the crowded room and shout at the top of your voice...