IT'S JUST GONE NOON
HALF PAST MON SOON
ON THE BANKS
OF THE RI VER NILE
HERE IT COMES THE BOAT
ON LY HALF- A FLOAT
OARS MAN GRINS
A TOOTH LESS SMILE
ON LY JUST ONE MORE
TO THIS DE SO LATE SHORE
LAST BOAT A LONG
THE RI VER NILE
DOE SN'T SEEM TO CARE
NO MORE WIND IN HIS HAIR
AS HE REA CHES
HIS LAST HALF MILE
THE OAR SNAPS IN HIS HAND
BE FORE HE REACHES DRY LAND
BUT THE SOUND DOE SN'T
DEA FEN HIS SMILE
JUST POKES AT WET SAND
WITH AN OAR IN HIS HAND
FLOATS OFF DOWN THE RI VER NILE
FLOATS OFF DOWN THE RI VER NILE
ALL A BOARD
NIGHT BOAT TO CAI RO
