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, I am the wind that the seamen love—
 * I am steady, and strong, and true;

They follow my track by the clouds above
 * O'er the fathomless tropic blue.

For close by the shores of the sunny Azores
 * Their ships I await to convoy;

When into their sails my constant breath pours
 * They hail me with turbulent joy.

Oh, I bring them a rest from the tiresome toil
 * Of trimming the sail to the blast;

For I love to keep gear all snug in the coil
 * And the sheets and the braces all fast.

From the deck to the truck I pour all my force,
 * In spanker and jib I am strong;

For I make every course to pull like a horse
 * And worry the great ship along.