In the spirit of Nessie, this poem is a sea shanty set to the tune of 10,000 Miles Away which you can listen to here.
My true love she is beautiful
My true love she is large
Her eyes are bright, her speed is swift
Outswims me on my barge
Outswims me on my barge, me Ness
Though she be so far away
She says “will you remember me
Forever from this day?”
And blow, the high winds, blow,
A-sailing I will go
I’ll stay no more on friendly shores
I’ll feel the ocean’s sway
I’m off to a bonnie land
Where we’ll be hand in hand
So I progress to see my Ness
A briny loch away
Now sad and sorry are the men
That say she don’t exist
I’m the chosen few who’s seen her true
Swimming through the mist
Swimming through the mist, me Ness
I hear her call at night,
So here I go, and away I float
To me true love I’ll treat right
And blow, the high winds, blow,
A-sailing I will go
I’ll stay no more on friendly shores
I’ll feel the ocean’s sway
I’m off to a bonnie land
Where we’ll be hand in hand
So I progress to see my Ness
A briny loch away
Oh the ship may sail upon the land
And the the sun refuse to shine,
Or the ocean salt may ruin the loch
And the water turns to wine,
And the water turns to wine, me Ness
As I sail up to the bay
Before I forget me own true love
A briny loch away
And blow, the high winds, blow,
A-sailing I will go
I’ll stay no more on friendly shores
I’ll feel the ocean’s sway
I’m off to a bonnie land
Where we’ll be hand in hand
So I progress to see my Ness
A briny loch away
Oh I wish I were a Scotsman
Or a highlander, my dear
I’d build a boat and away we’d float
To always keep you near
To always keep you near, me Ness
And though the water’s grey
I’ll sail across the oceans to
A briny loch away
And blow, the high winds, blow,
A-sailing I will go
I’ll stay no more on friendly shores
I’ll feel the ocean’s sway
I’m off to a bonnie land
Where we’ll be hand in hand
So I progress to see my Ness
A briny loch away
You can read this poem in the Newsletter here
Wendy Fernandez 