Drake's Drum
Henry Newbolt
1862 to 1938
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Drake he's in his hammock an' a thousand mile away,
(Capten, art tha sleepin' there below?)
Slung atween ______ round shot in Nombre Dios Bay,
An' dreamin' arl ______ time o' Plymouth Hoe.
Yarnder lumes the island, yarnder ______ the ships,
Wi' sailor lads a-dancin' heel-an'-toe,
An' the shore-lights flashin', an' the night-tide dashin'
He sees et arl ______ plainly as he saw et long ago.
Drake he ______ a Devon man, an' ruled the Devon seas,
(Capten, ______ tha sleepin' there below?),
Rovin' tho' his death fell, he went wi' heart at ease,
An' dreamin' arl ______ time o' Plymouth Hoe,
"Take my drum to England, ______ et by the shore,
Strike et when your powder's runnin' low;
If the Dons sight Devon, I'll quit the ______ o' Heaven,
An' drum them up the Channel as ______ drummed them long ago."
Drake he's in his ______ till the great Armadas come,
(Capten, art tha sleepin' ______ below?),
Slung atween the round shot, listenin' for ______ drum,
An' dreamin' arl the time o' Plymouth Hoe.
______ him on the deep sea, call him up the Sound,
Call him when ye sail to meet the foe;
______ the old trade's plyin' an' the old flag flyin',
______ shall find him, ware an' wakin', as they found ______ long ago.