PROPER PRIDE.
I am the captain of the boat That sails the bath tub sea. She is the smartest ship afloat, And she was built by me. Her masts and spars are all complete, Her rigging well designed; You could not find in any fleet A boat more to your mind. I stand beside the gleaming shore And blow the steady gales From “sou’-by west” and “east-by-nor’ ” Which fill her swelling sails. When soapy waves run fore and aft, She proudly crests the foam; At spanking pace my tidy craft Comes swiftly, bravely home. Our voyaging is splendid sport! We care not for the storm, But sail serenely into port On water cold or warm. —Laura Lee Randall. SMILE
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 7 November 1925, Page 20
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119PROPER PRIDE. Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 7 November 1925, Page 20
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