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He was one hell of a sailor

A BoatswainsMate all the way through

Crossed hooks on the sleeve of his jumper

the job real men chose to do

In a storm with all hatches battened

He was topside to see all was secure

He double checked all of the tiedowns

then again~just to make sure

You might say he had just one failing

he really liked wearing his whites

He was one sharp looking sailor

on a liberty and seeing the sights

But at sea,when we sailed into battle

dungarees is what we all wore

And if you were killed in the battle

you'd never wear whites anymore

In his case we made an exception

when his life was ended one day

We made sure he was properly dressed

he was special,what more can you say

The crew all stood by the railing

and the Skipper had a few words to say

We saluted and stood at attention

when his body was tilted away

No more G.Q.'s he would answer

no more bloody battles and fights

But when "Boats" left us forever

by GOD,he was wearing his whites.

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