Jamie's Birthday                     Music & Lyrics by Chris James 1996

We spent our '96 summer vacation

About a day's sail away from Hoorn

Across what they used to call the Zuider Zee

Until they built a road from shore to shore

They built a road from shore to shore

It's my sons favourite camping / harbour

Where boats and tents converge

When the weather is nice it's all so pretty

And when it rains it's not much worse

When it rains it's not much worse

There are all walks of people

We always meet someone new

This year it was the Fennel family

And their ship called Kuanyin

Their ship called Kuanyin

                   Middle 8

Come next year we'll set our sails

And point the bows to north

We'll be back to have some fun

Yes we'll be back for more

Back for more

They bought the ship in the Caribbean

Then sailed it all the way back home

I bet those cockroaches got real sea-sick

Or are they glad they came alone

Are they glad they came alone

Dylan, Frieda and Jamie
They sailed, they played and they swam
While their fathers talked about the deep blue sea
And their plans to sail the world
And their plans to sail the world

The subject was navigation
And the beers flowed to our heads
You know it got so late Dylan fell assleep
And had to sleep in Jamie's bed

Come next year we'll set the sails
And point the bow to north
We'll be back to have some fun
Yes we'll be back for more
Back for more

Now it's our last night at the Kuilart
And it's Jamie's birthday too
So a very good reason to have a drink
And sing a tune or two
And sing this song for you