English poem
Song For The Navy League
by A. D. Godley (1856–1925)
(Dedicated without permission to LORD CHARLES BERESFORD.)
O where be all those mariners bold who used to control the sea, The Admiral great and the bo'sun's mate and the skipper who skipped so free? O what has become of our midshipmites, the terror of every foe, And the captain brave who dares the wave when the stormy winds do blow?