Ship Ahooey

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23121, 20 August 1938, Page 15 (Supplement)

Ship Ahooey

| You may talk of yachts or of • nautical k^ots, | Of the topside or the lee; ; You may speak uoith pride of over : the side | And the charm of the open sea; j You may rant and rave of the splashi ing wave, | You may chant a song of the | quay, j But peddle those tales to the man : of the sails—- • Don't mention the water to me! } For I've had my fill of ihe ocean, | lad, j And I've had my fill of the sea, j Artd I'll sail Sandy Hook u)ith a ■ library book | By Nordhoff and Hall, or McFee. • You may talk 'til you're black j about hauling the slack, : You may praise your hatches and I i't>: j You may rise to the heights about • trim running-lights, i Or say she's as safe as a crib; ] There is much you can say on the j thrill of the spray, I On the sport of the lurch and toss. { But speak of that stuff to the men : who arc tough, j With me it's a terrible loss. : For I've had my fill of the ocean, I lad, And I've had my fill of the sea, : And I'll learn about boats via calm- | written notes : By Conrad, et al, or McFee. : For although I hanker for foc'sle \ and anchor, j It seems that I always fail : To complete any trip on a sea- : Worthy ship—- : But Invariably end it by rail. « —E. Michael Dunne, in The Jndge, j Now York.