"Call of the Running Tide"

Parody of Poem "Call of the Running Tide"
A friend recently sent me this very funny parody on John Masefield's famous poem, The Call of the Running Tide".
There is certainly an element of truth here.

I must go down to the sea again, in a modern high-tech boat,And all I ask is electric, for comfort while afloat,And alternators, and solar panels, and generators going,And deep cycle batteries with many amperes flowing.

I must go down to the sea again, to the autopilot’s ways,And all I ask is a GPS, and a radar, and displays,And a cell phone, and a weatherfax, and a shortwave radio,And compact disks, computer games and TV videos.

I must go down to the sea again, with a freezer full of steaks,And all I ask is a microwave, and a blender for milkshakes,And a watermaker, air-conditioner, hot water in the sink,And e-mail and a VHF to see what my buddies think.

I must go down to the sea again, with power-furling sails,And chart displays of all the seas, and a bullhorn for loud hails,And motors pulling anchor chains, and push-button sheets,And programs which take full charge of tacking during beats.

I must go down to the sea again, and not leave friends behind,And so they never get seasick we’ll use the web online,And all I ask is an Internet with satellites over me,And beaming all the data up, my friends sail virtually.

I must go down to the sea again, record the humpback whales,Compute until I decipher their language and their tales,And learn to sing in harmony, converse beneath the waves,And befriend the gentle giants as my synthesizer plays.

I must go down to the sea again, with RAM in gigabytes,and teraflops of processing for hobbies that I like,And software suiting all my wants, seated at my consoleAnd pushing on the buttons which give me complete control.

I must go down to the sea again, my concept seems quite sound,But when I simulate this boat, some problems I have found.The cost is astronomical, repairs will never stop,Instead of going sailing, I’ll be shackled to the dock.

I must go down to the sea again, how can I get away? Must I be locked in low-tech boats until my dying day?Is there no cure for my complaint, no technologic fix?Oh, I fear this electric fever is a habit I can’t kick