An' I told 'im the truth in every respec'

The same as I'm tellin' you.

"Well, 'e looked me up an' 'e looked me down

Till I felt my cheeks go warm,

For I knowed there wos somethin' adrift by 'is frown;

Then 'e closed 'is jaw with a wicious snap;

'Where,' ses 'e, 'is your perishin' cap?

Do you call that uniform?.'

"An' so long as Brittanyer is queen of the sea,

Which is wot she 'as always bin,