Crazy Parents

We went to the Michael Beans show at Leverick Bay the other night with our fellow Salty Dawg Rallyers. Paul won a ‘Blowhard’ prize (rum and a t-shirt) for the longest conch horn blow of 57 seconds. It was a fun night and the songs were very entertaining and about everyday stuff out here in the Caribbean. Michael is from Michigan and has some great tunes which mention places we are familiar with from when we lived in Holland, Michigan a few years back. He inspired me to write the following for our kids.

CRAZY PARENTS

We have some crazy parents

Who left us high and dry

To sail the deep blue ocean

To see the big blue sky

They didn’t take us with them

A visit we can take

If we fund it with our money

cause retirement means no cake

We often don’t know where they are

We can’t talk to them at whim

They blog updates as they desire

Between snorkel, play and swim

It’s a mystery why they made this choice

To head out to the sea

But a life on board called to them

And they went for it with glee

We miss our crazy parents

They miss us too they say

But for now they’re staying out at sea

To enjoy each sunny day