The lyricist of the classics has passed away.
(Personally, I rather liked “Stairways to Gilligan’s Island”, a meshing of the music of “Stairway to Heaven” and the lyrics of “Gilligan’s Island”. But I digress.)
The man’s music even merited a mention in the immortal classic book 187 Men to Avoid. One of the types of men to avoid, according to said book, was “Men who know all the lyrics to the Gilligan’s Island theme song.”
– tracer, sittin’ right back so he’ll hear the tale.
A tale? A tale of a fateful trip?
that started from this tropic port?
Aboard this tiny ship?
The mate was a mighty sailin’ man,
The skipper brave and true,
Sure. Brave and sure.
(It’s gotta rhyme with “tour,” y’know.)
Five passengers set sail that day
For a three hour tour. A three hour tour.
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.
The Minnow would be lost.
The Minnow would be lost.
The ship’s aground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle…
with Gilligan, the skipper too
The millionaire and his wife
The MOVIE STAR!
… with Gilligan …