Drake he's in his hammock till the great Armadas come.(Capten, art tha sleepin' there below)Slung atween the round shot, listenin' for the drum, An dreamin' arl the time o' Plymouth Hoe.
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Take my drum to England, hang et by the shore, Strike et when your powder's runnin' low; If the Dons sight Devon, I'll quit the port o' Heaven, An' drum them up the Channel as we drummed them long ago.
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He clapped the glass to his sightless eye, And 'I'm damned if I see it', he said.
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