and a joker is a whale,
a' flourishin' his tail -
such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean, oh!
The scud all a flyin'
that's his flip only foamin'
when he stirs in the spicin' -
such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean, oh!
Thunder splits the ships,
but he only smacks his lips,
a tastin' of his flip -
such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean, oh!
Moby Dick, page 473 (Herman Melville)
