The ferry is late today
Who knows what they'll tell us today
An engine this time, or a shaft our of line
The ferry is late today

There's no room on the ferry today
It's summer and Sunday today
There are kayaks in heaps, and five lanes of jeeps
There's no room on the ferry today

The ferry is elsewhere today
It's shuffle the docks day today
The Skeena Queen got the Cumberland's spot
The ferry is elsewhere today

The ferry is puzzled today
The new schedule is published today
It's green and it's sleek, and it's written in Greek
The ferry is puzzled today

The ferry won't be here today
Their contract talks ended today
A clause was misread, now the terminal's dead
The ferry won't be here today

The ferry's not running today
It's a south-easter blowing sixty today
And my dog is verboten at the last motel open
The ferry's not running today

The ferry is on time today
It's me who is late today
I'm tired and I'm dirty, and I'll have to wait till eight thirty
The ferry is on time today

John Carlton