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 "And I never larf, and I never smile,
 * And I never lark nor play,

But I sit and croak, and a single joke
 * I have—which is to say:

"Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold,
 * And the mate of the Nancy brig,

And a bo'sun tight, and a midshipmite,
 * And the crew of the captain's gig!"

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