Perhaps, after a few more generations, our bodies will begin to change as we adapt to a watery new world; Picasso may have been prophetic when he started moving our eyes and mouths around to one side of our faces, like flounders.
With regard to your title - I'm pleased to say I can still get an easy laugh from the kids with Spike Milligan's version (https://allpoetry.com/I-Must-Go-Down-To-The-Sea-Again, though we use 'pants and vest' for some reason) of Masefield's Sea Fever.
Thanks Andrew, I listened to Mr Masefield reciting ‘Sea Fever’ last week; to witness a poet murdering his own poem is toe-curling lay horrendous. Spike’s version is more evocative by comparison.
With regard to your title - I'm pleased to say I can still get an easy laugh from the kids with Spike Milligan's version (https://allpoetry.com/I-Must-Go-Down-To-The-Sea-Again, though we use 'pants and vest' for some reason) of Masefield's Sea Fever.
Thanks Andrew, I listened to Mr Masefield reciting ‘Sea Fever’ last week; to witness a poet murdering his own poem is toe-curling lay horrendous. Spike’s version is more evocative by comparison.