ADMIRAL JOHN.
John was an of fleer,brave and -bold. The army’s pride so far, But he said ’* I’ll reign on the roiling main - As I dp at Camp Ucindah? ; And as ha paced his little ,craft,he gased o’er the rising tide Where the ocean rose and the ocean fells - ’ < /jed'his tummy heaved inside. - Than he cried : *Yo-Ho,and away, we ’ll go, \ \ J- ; < . ’ Come aboard merry meh with me, And we’ll take this craft, let it storm or blast, 7. , ( Up the coastal sea. 11 ; \ So they sailed away: that very day , ana . the wavers began to ride But the ere?/ so slick were very sick,- ’■ - z ' " ‘ * And .were hanging o’er the side.. Than ha cried ‘’See here crew so queer, ■ v . • This day you must wait for me. < Jbr while I reign on the rolling main / I’ll be second to none, 4 said he. Then he heaved away with his crew so gay, ; , the night 'began to fall. / ’ Then he hoisted his pips to the fore of his ship, And he cried.’We ’re Commandos all.’
A fishin’ expedition from this camp recorded once again the fishermens Lament “A wet’ass’and no fish.A do or die effort was • ’Russian Ive contribution .but there as a x def inate lack of esprit de corps exemplified when To jo Ally said ”I6m n-not that bl-010-bl-.l’m n—not th—that bl—bl—bloody hun—hungry.
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Peoples Vice, 26 June 1943, Page 2
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