kate campbell
bud's sea-mint boat
He lived his life a civil service man Designing toilets for the space program He believed if we could go to the moon There's nothing on earth a man can't do  So he ordered a ton of sand and clay In his front yard he built a frame Most folks said it'll never float Still they came to see Bud's cement boat  A dream is anything that you want it to be For some it's fame and fortune but for others concrete Sometimes you just gotta follow your heart No matter where it leads  He gave up fishing and most of his friends Worked all night and every weekend But he didn't mind the sacrifice 'Cause he'd build a boat that's one of a kind  Well, the neighbors thought it was a real eyesore They'd say hey Bud what are ya building that for And knowing they would never understand He'd just smile and say because I can  Well, he got laid off in seventy-four And they don't go to the moon anymore But down around the Alabama coast She still floats Bud's Sea-Mint boat  