When I was a lad I served a term As office boy to an Attorneys firm. I cleaned the windows and I swept the floor, And I polished up the handle of the big front door. I polished up that handle so carefullee That now I am the Ruler of the Queens Navee .... Stick close to your desks and never go to sea, And you all may be Rulers of the Queens Navee.
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