When the forrard watch give a good long squint,

and he yapped a loud alarm.

“And there afloat, two points to port, was a

shark, a reg’lar he’un,

The biggest shark I’ve ever seen outside the

Caribbeun.

“The old man reckoned he’d have his pelt, and

he yelled to the second mate,

Sling over the biggest hook ye’ve got, with a

good big plug o’ bait.’