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,