Volume 10 — THE FORBEARANCE OF THE ADMIRAL[8]
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THE FORBEARANCE OF THE ADMIRAL[8]
BY WALLACE IRWIN
I ain't afeard o' the Admiral, Though a common old tar I be, And I've oftentimes spoke to the Admiral Expressin' a bright idee; For he's very nice at takin' advice And a tractable man is he. For once I says to the Admiral, Unterrified, though polite, "Don't think me critical, Admiral, But yer vessel ain't sailin' right; For our engine should be burnin' wood And our rattlelines should be tight." But when I spoke to the Admiral He wasn't inclined to scold, Though me words, addressed to the Admiral, Was intimate-like and bold, (But he was up on deck at the time And I was down in the hold).