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THE POST CAPTAIN.
When Steerwell heard me first impart
Our brave commander’s story,
With ardent zeal his youthful heart
Swell’d high for naval glory;
Resolv’d to gain a valiant name,
For bold adventures eager,
When first a little cabin-boy on board the Fame,
He would hold on the jigger,
While ten jolly tars, with musical joe,
Hove the anchor a-peak, singing yoe heave yoe,
Yoe, yoe, yoe, yoe, yoe, yoe, yoe heave yoe.
Whiler en jolly tars, &c.
Our brave commander’s story,
With ardent zeal his youthful heart
Swell’d high for naval glory;
Resolv’d to gain a valiant name,
For bold adventures eager,
When first a little cabin-boy on board the Fame,
He would hold on the jigger,
While ten jolly tars, with musical joe,
Hove the anchor a-peak, singing yoe heave yoe,
Yoe, yoe, yoe, yoe, yoe, yoe, yoe heave yoe.
Whiler en jolly tars, &c.
To hand top-gallant sails next he learn’d.
With quickness care and spirit,
Whose generous master then discern’d,
And priz’d his dawning merit;
He taught him soon to reef and steer,
When storms convuls’d the ocean,
Where shoals made skilful veterans fear,
Which mark’d him for promotion:
As none to the pilot e’er answer'd like he,
When he gave the command, hard a port, helm a-lee,
Luff, boys, luff, keep her near,
Clear the buoy, make the pier.
None to the pilot, &c.
With quickness care and spirit,
Whose generous master then discern’d,
And priz’d his dawning merit;
He taught him soon to reef and steer,
When storms convuls’d the ocean,
Where shoals made skilful veterans fear,
Which mark’d him for promotion:
As none to the pilot e’er answer'd like he,
When he gave the command, hard a port, helm a-lee,
Luff, boys, luff, keep her near,
Clear the buoy, make the pier.
None to the pilot, &c.
