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Rh For a man who said that sailors had not simply got to swear!

And there swept across the Nation, North and South and East and West

The unanimous conclusion that Josephus was a jest.

But when Congress started peering into things that had to do

With the arming of the warship and the comfort of the crew,

When grave statesmen asked him questions as to this and as to that

It was noticed that Josephus answered right straight off the bat.

For his drinkless, curseless navy—every unit—thanks to him,

From the dreadnoughts to the cutters, is in first-class fighting trim.

Now at last the pitying jesters (we among them) see a light,

For the fact has dawned upon us that Josephus is all right!

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