Once upon a time, there was a man named Odysseus who was lost at sea 

Trying to get back to his family 

Odysseus and his crew faced many challenges along the way

And this is the story that they will all say

They stumbled upon the cyclops’ land, his men curious as to what lay beyond the sand

Hundreds of sheep were all they could see, they didn't know yet that they should flee 

Suddenly captured by Polyphemus, huge with one eye

Who took many men in his fist and caused them to die 

He devoured many of Odysseus’ crew

Rolling a boulder in the entrance so they couldn't get through 

After many painful nights filled with fear, they hatched a plan to save them another year 

Blinding the cyclops with a long wooden stick 

Odysseus’ crew hid under the thick of the wool of the sheep that pranced out of the cave 

As the Cyclops searched blindly for the men that were brave

Sailing away, feeling too much pride, Odysseus could not help himself but to have cried

“My name is Odysseus of Ithaca, for all who ask who blinded a Cyclops, an impossible task”

They touched on the sand Of a strange new land

A beautiful sorceress called Circe appeared 

And the men were so grateful this way they had steered

Until she cursed them and turned them to pigs

While Odysseus was off, gathering fruits and figs

When Odysseus saw just what she had done He was afraid that the evil witch had won 

But was stopped by Hermes, the messenger God 

Who gave him an herb that sounds rather odd

This gift would grant him protection from her curse

And when Odysseus would almost be turned for the worse

Circe was stopped, and made to restore his men to their natural form 

And for one long year Circe kept the crew fed and warm

Beautiful, mystical, magical, fear 

Sirens were sea creatures that made men disappear

Luring sailors with their sweet song

They could capture any man, no matter how strong 

The crew used beeswax inside their ears 

So the Sirens song the men could not hear 

They bound Odysseus with rope to the mast

And tightened them more until they had passed 

Odysseus begged to be set free 

And go to the Sirens, the beauties of the sea 

But the men followed orders to keep on rowing 

Until they had drowned out the Sirens song flowing