Best Hms Poems

The Man O'War HMS Arcturus dominated the billowin' main!
Foes were fearful of closin' battle with 'er should they ever deign!
What a magnificent and imposin' sight was she with 'er riggin' full o'sail,
As she raced to and fro with Union Jack a-snappin' leavin' havoc in 'er...

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This ship in His Majesty’s fleet is very good.
I am with the crew of the HMS Hood.
I am so proud to serve on this pride of the fleet.
She is a first-class battlewagon complete.
Since the war began, things have been quite frantic.
The Germans have wreaked havoc...

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That old wooden box that we nailed to a plank
The pram in the ditch that required a good yank
All that we needed was front and back wheels
We wouldn’t need brakes for we had rubber heels

The front wheels we fixed with some bent-over nails
At that point...

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An ancient ship
Black sails raised
They reach for any breeze
Ignored by Calypso
Feared my men and spirits alike
Lost souls wander the unpolished deck
Waiting in unbearable heat
As souls drift by on tattered boats
Screaming for release
Knowing they are bound for eternity
Some scramble aboard
Prisoner of time
Part of a decaying ship
Never...

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