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