Timekeeper there, walked with him to the rail
And whispered him the menace of "You wait"--
Words which have turned full many a reefer pale.
The watch was changed; the watch on deck trimmed sail.
Sam, going below, called all the reefers down,
Sat in his bunk and eyed them with a frown.
"Si here," he said, "has soiled the half-deck's name
Talking to Dauber--Dauber, the ship's clout.
A reefer takes the Dauber for a flame,
The half-deck take the round-house walking out.