Racepoint Beach

At Racepoint Beach we hope that you enjoy the sun and sand

A few things you must keep in mind, a few small points to note

You'll see there is no lifeguard here; perhaps you'll think this odd

You'll find lifeguards at other beaches all over Cape Cod

So take a moment please for these important rules we wrote

This beach is not for swimming, and therefore it is unmanned

The ocean currents gather here; it is a special spot

Some species come from Florida, but go no farther north

The ocean soon grows chilly; it gets colder mile by mile

Some fish can well withstand the cold; it's not some others' style

Before you swim where you must not, before you venture forth

Take heed of what we're telling you, list' well to what you're taught

The striper bass well love this place--the sun is warm and kind

All minnows thrive, so striper dive and feed in careless schools

The unsuspecting striper take their time; they eat their fill

And then the nasty seals (they're mean) the heedless striper kill

If you think seals are sweet you are the greatest sort of fools

They'll pause from eating striper and they'll bite your big behind

We do hope you are reading what we've posted in the park

Your safety may depend on it; we won't be here to help

We do our best to carefully instill a bit of fear

There's been an awful incident this season, yes right here

We won't hear you at all, however loudly you may yelp

We've lost a heedless swimmer; he was eaten by a shark

You see the happy striper on small minnows gaily feed

The vicious seals on striper set their eager eyes to snatch

And since there is such bounty all along our famous beach

The predators do well here because gladly each eats each

Atop the chain the great sharks thrive as quickly seals they catch

So are you ready now to heed what we have made you read?

If you do swim in great shark's path, he'll make a meal of you

And that will spoil your lovely day, and we'll have to report

There are no lifeguards, none at all--we warned you not to swim

But heedless bragadaccio made you do it on a whim

We made this sign in case your kin might challenge us in court

But you'll be dead. from toe to head, and that much sure is true