cd: Live at Bainbridge
track 12: Hilarity (the Serpent of the Sea)
Old Hilarity, he’s the serpent of the sea
Nothing like the fearsome creature you’d think he would be
Toying with the sailor lads, through eternity
Watch out for Hilarity, the serpent of the sea
Watch out for Hilarity the serpent of the sea
The youngest of the sailor boys could not believe their eyes
When poking from a wave beside the ship he would arise
They’d scramble off to find their mates, and tell them he was near
Hilarity would slip beneath the waves and disappear
Chorus
The captain told of terrifying monsters of the deep
How they could tear a ship apart with their ferocious teeth
Hilarity’s a gentle soul and that was not his style
The only time you’d see his teeth was when he’d laugh and smile
Chorus
He had a girlfriend Nessie at a Loch in Scotland’s hills
And she got oh so famous giving all those tourists thrills
But our boy he’s a ladies man, he loved the young colleen
She took off for the Irish Sea; the last time she was seen (was with)
Chorus
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist with his friend ….. Hilarity
Chorus
Dulahan Music
Written by Kyle Aughe