Of legal knowledge I acquired such a grip
That they took me into the partnership,
And that junior partnership, I ween,
Was the only ship that I ever had seen.
But that kind of ship so suited me,
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Chorus.—But that kind, etc.
I grew so rich that I was sent
By a pocket borough into Parliament.
I always voted at my party’s call,