Band
Band noun - A circular strip.
Deck
Deck noun - A flat roofless structure attached to a building.
Both words in one sentence
- Then, out of nowhere, an actual big-lipped alligator hops up onto the deck, whips a trumpet out of hammerspace, and joins right in with the band.
Source: BLAM / Film -
Apart from the captain himself there's the band who remain on deck (which actually happened in Real Life) and anyone who took the orders of "women and children first out" to heart.
Source: Going Down with the Ship - The Princess and the Frog has a rare Played for Laughs example; when the trumpet-playing alligator Louis remembers jumping on a ship trying to join the Jazz band playing on its deck: All humans panicked and open fire.
Source: Reality Ensues / Animated Films
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