A man was sitting underneath a tree Outside the village; and he asked me what Name was upon this place; and said that he Was never here before -- He told a lot Of stories to me too. His nose was flat! I asked him how it happened, and he said -- The first mate of the Holy Ghost did that With a marling-spike one day; but he was dead; And jolly good job too; and he'd have gone A long way to have killed him -- Oh, he had A gold ring in one ear; the other one -- "Was bit off by a crocodile, bedad!" -- That's what he said. He taught me how to chew! He was a real nice man! He liked me too! |