Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, that started from this tropic port aboard this tiny ship. The mate was mighty sailing man, the skipper brave and sure. Five passagers set sail that day, for a three hour tour, a three hour tour. (Thunder!) The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed. If not for the courage of the fearless crew the minnow would be lost. The minnow would be lost!..... You know the rest of the song.