The Good Ship Venus Updated

The Captain had a penny whistle Which he wore around his neck And he played it every morning As the crew danced on the deck. Sometimes it was a Hornpipe Sometimes a Palais Glide As the crew danced fore and aft And from Port to Starboard side. Prompt every morning When the Bosun rang a bell, And if he was feeling frisky The Captain danced as well. Sometimes on sunny mornings The crew would stand at ease While the Captain and a subby Mimed a decorous strip tease. Rain storm hail or shine Until twenty minutes passed When on a given signal The crew would climb the mast To set the sails and rigging And get the ship under way And so it continued Every single day. Two or three times a year All the ships would meet And the Captain and his crea Would dance for the fleet. It was on the good ship Venus Which had been a ship of shame Until the Dancing Captain' Gave it a better name. He became the only Admiral to wear A penny whistle around his neck And even in his dotage Would dance around the deck. Ship shape and Bristol fashion When she was away at sea. Oh on the good ship Venus Such a happy place to be