It’s steady, shrieking, eerie tones, Which chills one to the very bones, Quickly fills the ship to spread A message of an unknown dread. It’s strangely brutal pounding rouses Men from weary, drunken poses, Forces…

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Was it my fault that I took part In a boxing bout? Was it my fault that it turned out Into a complete rout? Now all is done, why not jut out My broken jaw…

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I am always asked Why I joined the Navy, I never fail to answer I love the churning sea. I love it’s frothy restlessness, I love to tame it’s storms, And plunge right through them…

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There before me swims What time hardly dims, A vision of a figure frail Clad in coat of mail, His weapon firm conviction