Moby Duck

After fourteen years I left the sea, for a life upon a lake
 After all the storms I'd seen, I needed a good break
 I thought still waters would mean peace for me
 But that was a mistake
 For the place I chose was bedevilled by a giant, evil drake
 A mallard of such malice, twice the size of any man
 A bill to give you nightmares and a monsterous wingspan
 You cannot hope to fight it, so avoid him if you can
 That terrifying waterfoul, the beast beyond the dam
 Row-ho, row-ho, row with all our might
 Row with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight
 Row-ho, row-ho, and with any luck
 We'll win the day and do away the dreaded Moby Duck
 I'm not one for surrender, so a vengeful oath I swore
 I gathered up me hearties like so many times before
 We shod our ship with weapons and prepared to go to war
 'Til the fetid, feathered, fearsome, flying duck will breathe no more
 Row-ho, row-ho, row with all our might
 Row with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight
 Row-ho, row-ho and with any luck
 We'll win the day and do away the dreaded Moby Duck
 There was bonnie brave Marie, who to her arms had waved goodbye
 And handsome Jack whose duck-attack left him without an eye
 The Darby twins with one leg each on deck were standing by
 Only a couple dozen limbs between a crew of twenty-five
 Row-ho, row-ho, row with all our might
 Row with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight
 Row-ho, row-ho and with any luck
 We'll win the day and do away the dreaded Moby Duck
 The fight raged on for several hours, defend and then attack
 With beatings from those wicked wings, our boat began to crack
 The beast reared up to finish the job, and with a mighty quack...
 (Quack)
 I rammed my harpoon in his throat and made a tasty snack
 Row-ho, row-ho, row us back to shore
 We'll drag his broken body back and roast it on an oar
 Row-ho, row-ho, barbecue the beast, with hoisin sauce and pancakes
 We will have the biggest feast
 Oh, row-ho, row-ho, row with all our might
 We rowed with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight
 Row-ho, row-ho, row we had all the luck
 We won the day and did away the dreaded Moby Duck
 We won the day and did away the dreaded Moby Duck!
 (Quack)