SEA-CAKE I was burning my candle at both ends When up came a man-eating shark, He ate what was left of my middle And now my life's lived in the dark So I'm writing this rhyme in his belly And rapidly turning to drink, It's damp and it's rotten and smelly And I'm right on the edge of the brink. If you happen to come by a bottle That is floating adrift in the sea, Then look deep down inside at the turn of the tide 'Cos you might find a message from me.