Okay, I know this steamboat subject has sailed, so to speak, but I was feeling bad for Smish, since she was the only one to remember Sally. So, I did a little research, and unearthed this old ditty that tells the true tale about the ownership of the steamboat. I hope this doesn't get me kicked out of the kid's section.
Miss Susie vs. Sally - The Cagematch (or, Who Really Owns That Boat)
Miss Susie had a steamboat
With railings made of brass
When Sally tried to steal it
Suze kicked her in the
Asking: “What’s your problem?
You want a taste of oar?
Sally, you’re deluded
You thieving little . . . “
Horses at the dock now
Sal’s hubby at the hitch
“Miss Susie, you are dead meat
My God, you're such a –
“Betcha didn’t know this,”
The oar now makes a swoosh
“Your husband sold the boat to me.
He’s really quite a-“
Do shellfish make good weapons?
Miss Suzie must admit
An oyster can sting plenty
When it hits you in the-
Titillating fight scene
Greets hubby at the dock
“Man, you girls are sexy.”
Sal kicks him in the-
Cockapoo barks loudly
Hubby screams and falls
Suzie looks at Sally
“You kicked him in the-”
Balsa wood is soft and light
Not really good to hit
Sally throws the boomerang
“Perverted piece of . . . “
Shih-tzus join in barking
Hubby’s looking plastered
“I should have left him years ago
The guy is such a . . .
Jerk.”