Sail Away with Books!

Music and words by Lucas Miller, ©2007.

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I strolled one day to the library,
By the docks when a captain waved to me.
With a silver hook where his hand should be,
He called in a gravelly voice to me.
“Be ye lookin’ for adventure on a treasure-seeking trip?
Then come with me, laddie, sail away on me ship!
Come along, come along with me.”

Chorus:
Sail away! (sail away!)
Me boys and me girls.
Sail away! (sail away!)
It’s a great big world.
Sail away! (sail away!)
You’ll see it all with me.
Sail away with me,
On my ship on the sea.

“Aye!” says I, “Anchors aweigh!
And take me to a galaxy far, far away!
And journey to a land where dragons roar,
And take a fast boat to China on the way back home.
We could step back in time, see a caveman or two.
If you’ll show me all that, I’ll sail away with,
I’ll go along, go along with you.”

Chorus:
Sail away! (sail away!)
Me boys and me girls
Sail away! (sail away!)
It’s a great big world.
Sail away! (sail away!)
I’ll sail away with you,
Sail away with you,
On your ship on the blue.

“Aargh!” said he, “you must be a loopy lad!
There’s no way to sail away and see all that!” (yeah)
“Aye!” says I, “Indeed there be,
There’s a whole fleet of books at the library. (oh. . . )
If it’s treasures you’ll be seeking, that’s the place you should look.
Come with me, captain, sail away with books,
Sail away, sail away with books!”

Chorus:
Sail away! (sail away!)
Me boys and me girls.
Sail away! (sail away!)
It’s a great big world!
Sail away! (sail away!)
You’ll see it all if you look
In the pages of a book.
Sail away with books!
Sail away!
Sail away with books.

Appropriate Use of the Theme Song