THE MODERN MARINER.
A dry sheet and a- lnny sea, 1 A wind so far from fast It barely floats the owner's flag - That flutters at the mast-r- :, l That flutters at the mast,- my beys; • So, while the sky is free Of cloud, we'll take a yachtsman's chanct And venture out to sea. The aneroid haa dropped a t„th: Back, back, across the b_r - -'- To a harbour snug;- and a long cold drink, And a big fat black cigar— , A big.fat black.elgar, my boys'; * ." f While, on-an-even keel, - The Swedish chef out-chefs himself In-getting up ; a meal. Give mc a soft and gentle wind, - - .-- A flcckless azure sky, . . I care not for your "shoring breeze" . And dlnnei a heaving nlghiFor dinners heaving high, my boys Make no great hit with mc; ' So when the breere begins to snore we'll not put out ta sea. . - • There's laughter in you- Beach hotel, - And summer girls a crowdAnd hark the music, mariners. "-" > The band la piping loud! The baud is piping, lotid, my boys. » Bright eyes are flashing free V°. "J" the owner's absent flag, , . Ana join tie revelry. . '<< _________■■
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 276, 18 November 1905, Page 9
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187THE MODERN MARINER. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 276, 18 November 1905, Page 9
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