Fitzroy and the Beagle

Seems like activity on the blog has slowed due to summer activities. One thing Drew and I have been working on is the legendary "Fitzroy and the Beagle" song. It's coming along, so I thought I'd post our work in progress lyrics for people to mull over and critique.

• When does an unknown fact/Become reality?/How can a forgotten tale/Affect you and me?/One day my teacher/Her name was Anne/She told me this story/About a ship and a manAnd they were called...
  
• (Chorus) Fitzroy and the Beagle/Fitzroy and the Beagle/Fitzroy and the Beagle/Fitzroy and the Beagle!

• In and English dockyard/Our story begins/The ship was a Cherokee class/With 10 guns within/But for this voyage/4 were taken out/But even with less firepower/this ship left no room for doubt/That they were called...(chorus)
  

• And now to our captain/Robert Fitzroy/He saw terrible things/As a cabin boy/One day his captain/His name was Pringly Stokes/He was depressed/So he shot himself in the throat/And they were called...(chorus)

• Well their paths met/In 1839/They were delayed 2 months/But they got off just fine/Their mission was simple/Discover new life/ But with Charles Darwin on board/They were in for some strife/And they were called...(chorus)

(To be continued...)