Charles Sackville Poems
- 1. Song Written At Sea, In The First Dutch War (1665), The Night Before An Engagement
To all you ladies now at land
We men at sea indite;
But first would have you understand
How hard it is to write:
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by Robert Service
(With apologies to the singer of the “Song of the Banjo”.)
I'm a homely little bit of tin and bone;
I'm beloved by the Legion of the Lost;
I haven't got a “vox humana” tone,
And a dime or two will satisfy my cost.
I don't attempt your high-falutin' flights;
I am more or less uncertain on the key;
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