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Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
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Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool,
Be careful to be guided by this golden rule--
Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
And you all may be Rulers of the Queen's Navee.
The credite of the Realme, by defending the same with Wodden
Walles, as Themistocles called the Ship of Athens.
The credite of the Realme, by defending the same with Wodden
Walles, as Themistocles called the Ship of Athens.
Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.
Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.
The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.
The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.
Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.
Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.
Tell that to the Marines--the sailors won't believe it.
Tell that to the Marines--the sailors won't believe it.
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.
Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.
Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to
Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you read more
Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to
Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you a fleet
that is mistress of the seas."
