‘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,