Tale of the Sea.
1 A sailor came' to the captain on a .fast battleship. The sailor stuttered very much and said: I “P-p-p-lease, sir." I "Well, my good man," said the captain. ■ “P-p-p-please sir,” said the sailor. “Listen,” said the captain. “Go away and come back in 10 minutes and sing it." In 10 minutes’ time the sailor came back and sang: “Should old acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind. The Cook has fallen overboard, And is 20 miles behind."
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 226, 25 September 1942, Page 5
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83Tale of the Sea. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 226, 25 September 1942, Page 5
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