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montycrusto
Guest
(This is Barb’s fault … apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan.. this one was inspired by news that the British Royal Navy has appointed its first female Admiral.)
An Admiral true, an Admiral fine,
Fit to command a Ship-of-the-line,
Fit to command a capable crew,
An Admiral fine, an Admiral true!
Once a winsome working wench,
Who went away to sea,
Crossed several oceans, with many promotions,
A Captain soon was she.
When under sail, she never would fail,
Wherever her ship might be,
With a silver spoon, each afternoon,
To stir her admiral-tea.
An Admiral pure, an Admiral shrewd,
Never a word that’s ribald or rude,
Never in doubt and never unsure,
An Admiral shrewd, an Admiral pure!
An admirable Admiral,
Unique among females,
Exhorting her crew to efforts anew,
With anchors, ropes and sails.
She’s never afeared of happenings weird,
Of storms or howling gales,
The swell of the sea makes her hot with glee,
And her nipples as hard as nails.
An Admiral brave, an Admiral bold,
Of whom many nautical tales will be told,
Pray she avoids a watery grave,
An Admiral bold, an Admiral brave!
An Admiral true, an Admiral fine,
Fit to command a Ship-of-the-line,
Fit to command a capable crew,
An Admiral fine, an Admiral true!
Once a winsome working wench,
Who went away to sea,
Crossed several oceans, with many promotions,
A Captain soon was she.
When under sail, she never would fail,
Wherever her ship might be,
With a silver spoon, each afternoon,
To stir her admiral-tea.
An Admiral pure, an Admiral shrewd,
Never a word that’s ribald or rude,
Never in doubt and never unsure,
An Admiral shrewd, an Admiral pure!
An admirable Admiral,
Unique among females,
Exhorting her crew to efforts anew,
With anchors, ropes and sails.
She’s never afeared of happenings weird,
Of storms or howling gales,
The swell of the sea makes her hot with glee,
And her nipples as hard as nails.
An Admiral brave, an Admiral bold,
Of whom many nautical tales will be told,
Pray she avoids a watery grave,
An Admiral bold, an Admiral brave!