Hylas & The Nymphs
"Water!" cried thirsty Argonauts,
So Hylas went to find it;
It's true his boss had killed his dad,
But no one seemed to mind it.
Duty was duty way back then,
It didn't pay to think;
If Hercules was thirsty,
Then you went and found a drink.
A band of nymphs was bathing there
When Hylas found the stream;
The sight of them touched sense of self
He'd only known in dream
What's more, the nymphs regarded him
With loving eyes so plain
Their conquest was assured
And he was never seen again.
Did Hylas meet his doom among
The nymphs, as many say?
Or would Hylas never venture out
No matter what you'd pay?
So Hylas went to find it;
It's true his boss had killed his dad,
But no one seemed to mind it.
Duty was duty way back then,
It didn't pay to think;
If Hercules was thirsty,
Then you went and found a drink.
A band of nymphs was bathing there
When Hylas found the stream;
The sight of them touched sense of self
He'd only known in dream
What's more, the nymphs regarded him
With loving eyes so plain
Their conquest was assured
And he was never seen again.
Did Hylas meet his doom among
The nymphs, as many say?
Or would Hylas never venture out
No matter what you'd pay?
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