"The Grog Fight Song "
A Song by Checkerpaw

"Will you drink a little faster?" said a ferret to a stoat,
"There's a grog fight close behind us, and I want to drench a coat!
See how eagerly the corsairs and the pirates all run,
They are waiting in the taverns, will you come and join the fun?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the fun?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the fun?"

"You can really have no notion, how delightful it will be,
When they roll out the grog barrels, and we join in the huge melee!"
But the stoat replied, "Too wet, too wet!" and gave a look contrite,
Said he thanked the ferret kindly, but he would not join the fight.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the fight,
Would not, could not, would not, could not, could not join the fight.

"What matters it how wet we get?" his fury friend replied,
"For we can rest and sit a bit, and make merry here inside!
For these are lovely autumn days, and one shouldn't take a chance,
So turn not irate, m' beloved mate, but come and join the dance!
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?"

It's based off of the Mock Turtle's Song by Lewis Carroll.

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