<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=357469" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Bones, A.B. is Reminded</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Men of the sea (said Bones, A.B.)<br>Is touchy coves and curious,<br>They stands a lot, till some dark plot<br>Gets 'em all hot an' furious.<br>Tricks with their food brings on a mood<br>That's apt to be real shirty.<br>That's how come we once struck at sea<br>In days when ways was dirty <br>Them blastin', blazin', hazin' days<br>When ships an' seas was dirty.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We was 'Frisco bound in a ship ill-found<br>An' scarce a sound plank in 'er,<br>Wheh cook speaks free, an' he says, says he:<br>'There's no plum-duff for dinner!'<br>'Wot? No plum-duff?' we answers gruff<br> An' snarky like, an' surly.<br>'Avast!' says we. 'We'll strike at sea<br>Till we gets it, late or early<br>Down marlinspikes! The whole crew strikes!<br> For we likes duff late an' early.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The old man, he don't seem to be<br>No ways put out about it.<br>'Plum-duff?' he purrs. 'Why, sure, good sirs,<br>You'll get some, never doubt it.'<br>An', cold an' hot, 'twas duff we got<br>An' nothin' else thereafter.<br>'Wot? Had enough? You swabs, you stuff!'<br>The skipper roars wi' laughter.<br>Nought else will come. Eat some, you scum!<br> Wot? Sick? Excuse my laughter!'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Men of the sea (said Bones, A.B.)<br>Is proud an' supercilious.<br>But that don't do, not when a crew<br>Grows pasty-faced an' bilious.<br>Whe we bore down on 'Frisco town<br>A sick crew 'twas wot landed<br>An' skipper says: 'Now, go yer ways,<br>An' say I ain't free-'anded!<br>You strikin', bluffin', puddin'-stuffin' sweeps,<br>Say I'm mean-'anded!<br>You loafin', leerin', mutineerin' mutts,<br>I 'opes yer stranded!'</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Clarence+Michael+James+Stanislaus+Dennis">Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=357469" data-title="Bones, A.B. is Reminded de Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis" data-description="Men of the sea (said Bones, A.B.) Is touchy coves and curious, They stands a lot, till some dark plot Gets 'em all hot an' furious. Tricks with their food brings on a mood That's apt to be real shirty. That's how come we once struck at sea In days..."></div> </div> </div>

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