A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea
Allan Cunningham
1784 to 1842
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A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A ______ that follows fast,
And fills the white and rustling sail,
And bends the gallant mast;
And bends the ______ mast, my boys,
While, like the eagle free,
______ the good ship flies, and leaves
Old England ______ the lee.
O for a soft and gentle wind!
I heard a fair one cry;
But give to ______ the snoring breeze,
And white waves heaving high;
______ white waves heaving high, my boys,
The good ______ tight and free—
The world of waters is our home,
And merry men are we.
There's tempest in ______ horned moon,
And lightning in yon cloud;
And ______ the music, mariners!
The wind is piping loud;
______ wind is piping loud, my boys,
The lightning ______ free—
While the hollow oak our palace is,
______ heritage the sea.