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FOR TO ADMIRE

The Injian Ocean sets an' smiles
So sof', so bright, so bloomin' blue;
There aren't a wave for miles an' miles
Excep' the jiggle from the screw.
The ship is swep', the day is done,
The bugle's gone for smoke and play;
An' black ag'in' the settin' sun
The Lascar sings, 'Hum deckty hai!'[1]


For to admire an' for to see,
For to be'old this world so wide—
It never done no good to me,
But I can't drop it if I tried!


  1. 'I'm looking out.'