The Good Ship Santa Clause (or a tropical Christmas tale)

1.

 

Upon an island, far away

there lived a little girl and boy

who used to run and laugh and play

but the poor children had no toys.

 

2.

 

And so they wrote to Santa Clause

and, in a bottle, put their note

then threw it in the sea, because

they hoped, to Santa, it would float.

 

3.

 

And then they ran to tell their mum.

“We wrote to Santa Clause”, they said,

“Oh momma do you think he’ll come

to our island upon his sled?”.

 

4.

 

“Not on his sled. That’s made for snow”,

their wise mother, to them, replied,

“He’ll come upon a boat, I know

and, through the sky, his boat will glide”.

 

5.

 

And then, on a warm Christmas eve,

just as their Mother said, it came;

a flying boat, would you believe,

“The Good Ship Santa Clause”, its name.

 

6.

 

A team of reindeer pulled its oars,

that is how the strange vessel flew.

It’s captain was old Santa Clause

and little elves made up its crew.

 

7.

 

And stowed within its cargo hold

were lots of sweets and games and toys,

tied with red bows and wrapped in gold;

bright gifts for little girls and boys.

 

8.

Then when the two children arose,

they leapt and laughed and smiled with glee

for they found parcels tied with bows

of red under their Christmas tree.

 

9.

 

And there they found their bottle too

and, inside it , a note, they saw.

“Here are some presents just for you”,

it read, “From Captain Santa Clause”.