Possible Clues:

• Went frolicking
• Had fun when being escorted round old vessel
• Had good fun with large wild drake
• Conducted vessel inside and had fun
• Frolicked about like early bird
• Sported about like early songbird
• Played around like early bird
• The early bird and the paper man played around
• Romped like early bird
• Played light-heartedly like early bird