Mare

Mare is the Latin word
For the ocean or the sea
It's the root of many English words
The root of them it be
Argh!
The root of them it be

The ocean it be kinda blue and it be kinda green
That's a color that we like to call aquamarine

A sailor is a person who could not be more seafarin'-er
Another word to call that salty dog would be a mariner

Soak your meat in liquid, soon your hunger you'll be sating
What you're doing to that meat, we call it marinating

Guess the word I'm thinking of and I'll give ye a dime
It means "related to the sea," the word is maritime

Dock your boat so it be safe in a harbor or marina
Sit upon the deck and laugh as though you're a hyena

Mare is the Latin word
For the ocean or the sea
It's the root of many English words
The root of them it be
Argh!
The root of them it be

by Tom Meltzer ©The Princeton Review