Written by: Terry Young

Contributed by: Annemarie Humenuk

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
A tale 'bout a man named ____.
He started with a pair of Queens,
But only had one Ace.

His trumps were a mighty sad affair;
The honours few and weak.

Our hero knew that he'd go down
Without a three-three break
Without a three-three break.

He started off by drawing trump,
But, oh, at what a cost.
If he couldn't find a way to drop the missing King,
The contract would be lost
The contract would be lost.

The hand went down a bunch of tricks,
By more than just a few.
From lack of points,
A bad split, too.

Three missing Kings and a Queen.
A blown finesse
Sealed the mess.

He should have left it in two.

So this is the tale of our bridge escape.
We don't have too much time.
We have to make the best of things.

This is hard to rhyme.
With _____ there to guide our ways,
we'll do our very best
to make our bids seem plausible.

We welcome any guest.
We've books, a coach and bidding help,
but it's still all Greek to me.
Like filling out my tax return,
it's confusing as can be.

So join us twice a week my friends.
You're sure to have a laugh.
There might be some amazing plays,
And maybe a few gaffs.

In honour of Mr. George Wyle, the author of The Ballad of Gilligan's Island, who died on May 2, 2003 at the age of 87. A composer, Mr. George Wyle wrote more than 400 songs. After moving to Los Angeles in 1946, he established himself in the entertainment industry, where he became the musical director for the Alan Young Radio Show. He also worked extensively on The Dinah Shore Show, The Jerry Lewis Show and The Andy Williams Show.

But he is best known for two songs: the Christmas classic The Most Wonderful Time of the Year and the theme for the 1960s, and still running in syndication, series Gilligan's Island. Mr. George Wyle once said that: America doesn't want great music themes, just something it can remember.