DIFFICULT NAVIGATION;
OR, THE PROUD SKIPPER AND THE PATIENT PILOT.
A (more or less) Nautical Ballad.
I.—AT SEA.
The Government Yacht (with a rather mixed crew)
Sing hey, sing ho, and a capful of wind!
Sets sail to crack on with a will till all's blue.
Ho! the breeze blows brisk o'er the billow!
The Skipper is stout, if his looks are a clue
(But you mustn't trust them, you may err if you do),