I whistle him up, my old friend of the fins—
The jolly Jeehookibus Whale!
—The great Jeehookibus, fan-fluke whale,
A genial chap with a swivel tail;
Ready for larks and primed for pranks,
—His jokes are the life of the whole
Grand Banks.
I’ve knowed him sence summer of’Seventy-
four,
When I “chanced” on a hand-liner trip;