The Swaffham Crier Online

The Skye Boat Song

If you want to be in the swim

You've got to own a boat.

You've got to air an expansive flair,

And wear it, like a coat.

You've got to own an expensive boat

And leave it, week by week

Marina bound, or run aground

Or moored in some old creek.

The important thing is that it's there

And friends soon get to know

That you've got lots of brass and are upper class

And not one of the low.

In business deals, so you can rate

Exactly how you stand

You must swap notes on each others' boats

To see which is more grand.

Some people find it hard enough

Just to stay afloat;

But if you want to be in the swim

You've simply GOT to own a boat.

Ophir - (Our Skye Correspondent)