(A new nautical ballad.)
They faced the winds, the waves, the fogs,
For they were a gallant band,
And they ventured forth, the bold sea dogs,
From the bight of Heligoland.
Six ships of war they steamed along,
Audacious and yet discreet,
When lo! on the skyline, fifteen strong,
They sighted another fleet.
Oh! theirs was indeed a perilous choice,