The Shy Little Duck & the Captain's Smile

Spoken

Once upon a pond, in the moonlit reeds

A shy little duck hid away

Verse 1

The frogs kept the bass, the drops kept the beat

And the dragonflies danced on their tiny feet

Every night the whole flock swam on by

She hid in the reeds with a hopeful sigh

Their captain led with a steady glide

With feathers proud and his chest held wide

Pre-Chorus

The ripples hurried on ahead

Whispering what the reeds had said

Hush now, heart, don't make a sound

He's gliding closer, circling round

Chorus

Once upon, once upon a pond

Ripples of a story spreading beyond

(Quack, quack)

A shy little duck and a captain's smile

Made the whole pond stop for a little while

(Awww)

Verse 2

His quack came out as a tiny squeak

And the flock swam circles, too polite to speak

He'd saved her the last of the evening bread

He left it by the reeds and he ducked his head

Her heart went plop like a pebble sinking

And she couldn't stop what she was thinking

Pre-Chorus

The ripples hurried back to say

Someone's waiting, don't turn away

Hush now, heart, don't make a sound

Peek out slowly, look around

Chorus

Once upon, once upon a pond

Ripples of a story spreading beyond

(Quack, quack)

A shy little duck and a captain's smile

Made the whole pond stop for a little while

(Awww)

Bridge

The frogs stopped playing, the pond fell hushed

Even the moon leaned in and blushed

Then one small voice from the reeds said, "Hello"

And the captain's whole heart went soft and slow

(Awww)

Final Chorus

Ever after, wing in wing

And the whole pond started to sing

(Quack, quack)

Even the bunnies stopped the war

And the ducklings cheered from shore to shore

(Quack, quack, quack)

Outro

The frogs play on, the drops keep the beat

(Quack, quack, quack)

Once upon a pond, and that's the end

[Spoken] "Created by DarkPrincess -- Royalty of the night"