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 Skill'd in the globe and sphere, he gravely stands,
 And, with his compass, measures seas and lands.  
 Skill'd in the globe and sphere, he gravely stands,
 And, with his compass, measures seas and lands. 
 And that all seas are made calme and still with oile; and 
therefore the Divers under the water doe read more 
 And that all seas are made calme and still with oile; and 
therefore the Divers under the water doe spirt and sprinkle it 
abroad with their mouthes because it dulceth and allaieth the 
unpleasant nature thereof, and carrieth a light with it. 
 O pilot! 'tis a fearful night,
 There's danger on the deep.  
 O pilot! 'tis a fearful night,
 There's danger on the deep. 
 For they say there's a Providence sits up aloft
 To keep watch for the life of poor Jack.  
 For they say there's a Providence sits up aloft
 To keep watch for the life of poor Jack. 
 What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore,
 Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before.  
 What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore,
 Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before. 
 Ye gentlemen of England
 That live at home at ease,
  Ah! little do you think upon
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 Ye gentlemen of England
 That live at home at ease,
  Ah! little do you think upon
   The dangers of the seas. 
 Thus, I steer my bark, and sail
 On even keel, with gentle gale.  
 Thus, I steer my bark, and sail
 On even keel, with gentle gale. 
 O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea,
 Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free,
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 O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea,
 Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free,
  Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam,
   Survey our empire, and behold our home! 
Thus far we run before the wind.
Thus far we run before the wind.