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Excerpt from Thoughts and Reveries of an American Bluejacket Plunge madly down the gloomy pier Just as the vessel starts. With anguished gaze they scan the crew, But nay! It is not for me; Since mother died there's no one now Cares when I go to sea. Oh. For a fluttering handkerchief! Oh, for a heart-felt sigh; At the gang-plank! Oh, for a farewell kiss When the order comes, Stand by! How I crave a pair of clinging arms To revive the Soul in me! To hold on tight, like they'd forbid The Fleet to put to sea! Oh, well! Maybe when over there. Where enemy submarines swarm, I'll do my part as well as those Who have some folks at home. Home? Ah, God! That wondrous place Which mother made for me! Henceforth 'tis where I hang my hat When the Fleet puts out to sea! The great ships carry ponderous guns And thousands of tons of coal. But the heaviest thing by far on board Is a lonely sailor's Soul! And when we're back, the boys will rush Into yearning arms they'll see. But I'll take a nap; nobody cares When I come back from sea! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.