“The old ’un’s still her country’s pride.”
“She is—and if you’ll view my ship,”
Says Jack, “for both I’ll stand some flip.”
Ri tooral, &c.
Then to his messmates soon he hied,
“I’ve seen her—it’s all right,” he cried,
“I’ll prove to you she’s wide awake—
She’s a trim built craft, and no mistake.”
Ri tooral, &c.
They ordered grog to crown the scene,