‘We only find you Cabin, Berth, and Ration!’

‘Damme,’ says John, ‘is this your Transport way?

‘What starve a body?—rot me if I stay!’

John’s resolution now began to shake;

Did he for this his happy home forsake?

A brother Sub seeing Johnny so distrest,

Said, ‘Come, Sir, let us council for the best;

‘Money you have no doubt, and as ’tis fine

‘Let us together go on shore to dine—

‘Buy what we want, and send it to the Ship,