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Nelson and His Navy - Grog

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While sailing once our Captain
who was a jolly dog,
One day sarv'd out to every mess a double share of grog,
Ben Backstay he got tipsy all to his hearts content,
And being half-seas over why overboard he went,
A shark was on his larboard
sharks don't for manners stand,
But grapple all that they come near like lawyer-sharks on land,
We threw out Ben some tackling of saving him in hopes,
But the shark he bit his head off so he couldn't see the ropes,
Withou a head 'is ghost appears all on the briny lake,
He piped all hands ahoy and cried 'Lads, warning by me take',
By drinking I lost my life so lest my fate you meet,
Why never mix your liquor lads but always drink it straight,