Gankerman (Space Shanty)
13 Aug 2021Jarvis J
{Cover of Nathan Evans - Wellerman}There once was a ship that tried to wake
The name of the ship was some sort o' snake
The hull blew up, her shields went broke
O gank, my gankin' boys, gank
Soon may the Gankerman come
To bring us plasma and rails and ram
One day, when the gankin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
She had not been two minutes cruisin'
When down on her a carebear bore
The commander called all hands and swore
He'd farm that salt a'hoy
Soon may the Gankerman come
To bring us multis and beams and ram
One day, when the gankin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
Before the bear had hit the station
The dictor's came up and caught her hard
All turns to the side, pulled and fought her
When she droped down below
Soon may the Gankerman come
To bring us pacis and frags and ram
One day, when the gankin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
No pause nor pity was ever given
The Captain's mind was not of greed
And he belonged to the ganker's creed
He cut that carebear low.
Soon may the Gankerman come
To bring us jousts and orbits and ram
One day, when the gankin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
For four volleys, or even more
The shields went low, then even more so
All drive were lost, there MRPs gone
But still that carebear went
Soon may the Gankerman come
To bring us lances and mambas and ram
One day, when the gankin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
As far as I've heard, the fightin's over
The carebear's dead and the salt was farmed
The Gankerman makes his regular call
To encourage the bear, wing, and all
Soon may the Gankerman come
To bring us plasmas and rails and ram
One day, when the gankin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
Soon may the Gankerman come
To bring us plasmas and rails and ram
One day, when the gankin' is done
We'll take our leave and go