Cap’n Stan’s Swoosh ’n’ Slide!

I got in the line

At a quarter-to-nine.

The sign said I’d wait twenty minutes.

“Cap’n Stan’s Swoosh ’n’ Slide!”

It’s the park’s newest ride!

I just couldn’t wait to begin it.

I watched and I waited,

I anticipated

The thrill that would grab me so soon.

But who could have guessed

I’d be stranded and stressed

And still waiting at quarter-to-noon?!

Well, I’m still hearing screams

Then a splash, so it seems

That the ride is at maximum power.

So why am I here

Behind some guy’s big rear,

Moving just a few inches each hour?

How I hate Cap’n Stan!

Oh, if only that man

Had designed a less interesting ride!

I could zoom through so fast,

And I’d have such a blast

With no crowds clogging up the inside!

But here I am stuck,

This is always my luck!

And the park’s only open ’til ten!

By the time I advance

I might not get a chance

To start over and ride it again!