An' every dhrownin' sowl they found,

They saved them by a neck!

For Pat was known, to bird, an' baste,

Of kindly heart, an' so a taste,

Of pleasin' gratitude they placed,

For help of Captain Pat,

While fore, an aft, an' every tack,

The captain scrambled like a black,—

With freight of men, his punts to pack—

In specks, an' bright top hat.