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He gets beloved by all his ship And toasts his girl, and drinks his flip.

Down topsails, boys, the gale comes on To strike top-gallant yards they run; And now to hand the sail prepar'd, ed cheerful sings upon the yard, A tailor's life &c.

A leak!-a leakǃ-come lads, be boldǃ here's five feet water in the hold! ager en deck see Haulyard jump! And, hark ! he's singing at the pump, A sailor's life, &c.

And see the vessel nought can save! he strikes and finds a wat’ry grave! et Ned preserv'd, with a few more. ings, as he treads a foreign shore, A sailor's life, &c.

But now, unnumber'd perils past, On land as well's at sea, at last, tatters to his Poll at home se honest Haulyard singing come, A sailor's life, &c

Yet for poor Haulyard what disgrace, oll swears she never saw his faceǃ e calls her a most faithless she, nd singing goes again to sea,

sailor's life's the life for me! e takes his duty merrilie