But when, alas! we knew,
’Twould not hold half our crew,
None were gay,
As they lay
In the Bay of Chelsea, oh!
A little ease to give her
(To make her float we meant),
At once into the river
Her heavy chimney sent.
To swim she now appears,
But when, alas! we knew,
’Twould not hold half our crew,
None were gay,
As they lay
In the Bay of Chelsea, oh!
A little ease to give her
(To make her float we meant),
At once into the river
Her heavy chimney sent.
To swim she now appears,