No mood is more bellicose
Than Rear-Admiral Jellicoe's
He ordered the fleet from New York to Crete
With no thought of danger, or fear of defeat
Than Rear-Admiral Jellicoe's
He ordered the fleet from New York to Crete
With no thought of danger, or fear of defeat
These Rear Admirals are all the same
ReplyDeleteThey all do daft things to get fame
There was Francis Drake
Who bowled when Armada news brake
And finished game before battle did break.
Just on my way to bed . . . and saw your post LOL. Had to have a go.
a navy brat here...
ReplyDeleteheard the whistle and it is piercing for Shore Leave :)...
nicely done ... !!
Nice work, Eddie. I remember as a kid, being entranced that he was playing bowls.
ReplyDeleteI also remember a sombre poem about Drake's drum ....
Hi there, Muse - yes, I can hear the whistle too!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty much how I go through life. No fear of defeat.
ReplyDeleteI'm with technobabe, go thru life with no fear of defeat. Good one David!
ReplyDeleteI tied one, but that seems to have got lost in transit. I hopefully remember what I wrote:
ReplyDeleteI won't make fun of a General
Who wanted to play with an Admiral
But the soldiers had tea
The navy was at sea
The General is now Corporal
An Admiral's bravery
ReplyDeleteKeeps others from slavery.
Without courageous men
Where would we be then?
Maggie X
Nuts in May
Of famous seamen we've had plenty
ReplyDeleteFrom Drake and Raliegh to Nelson
When it comes to a fight
They gather up tight.
And Queenie says 'you sure did do well son.
By the way, David, I'm back home. Without the furniture but the roof is solid.
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