The Jovial Marriner; OR, The Sea-mans Renown.
Sail forth bold Sea-men, plough the Liquid Main,
Fear neither storms nor Pirats, strive for gain.
Whilst others sleep at home in a whole skin,
Your brave adventures shall great honour win.
To the Tune of, I am a Jovial Batchelor, &c. J.P.
I am a Jovial Marriner
our calling is well known.
We trade with many a Forreigner
to purchase high renown,
We serve our Country faithfully
and bring home store of Gol [...];
We do our business manfully,
for we are frée and bold:
A Sea-man hath a valiant heart
and bears a noble minde:
He scorneth once to shrink or start,
for any stormy wind.
'Tis known what hardship we indure
abroad upon the Seas:
Whilst others sléep at home secure,
[...]nd spend their time in ease,
We seldome dare lie down so rest
lest danger should ensue:
Our beads with care is sore opprest,
beleeve me this is true,
A Sea-man hath a valiant heart, &c.
A Cowardly spirit must not think
to prove a Sea-man bold;
For to be sure he may not shrink
in dangers manifold:
When Sea-fights happen on the Main,
and dreadful Canons rore.
Then an men fight or else be slain
for we have no back door.
A Sea-man hath, &c.
'Tis Sea-men stout that doth deser [...]e
both honour and renown,
In perils great we may not swerve
though Neptune séem to frown:
If once his curled front we spy
drencht in the foamy brine;
Then each man doth his busi [...]ess ply
there's none that doth repine.
A Sea-man hath, &c.
When angry Billows brash the Skye,
most hideous to behold,
Then up our Ships are tost on hye,
and with the waves are roull'd;
When tempests fierce our sails doth tear
and rends the Masts a sunder,
O! then we have [...]reat cause to fear
or else it were a wonder.
A Sea-man hath, &c.
Great Rocks which lye amongst the waves
doth thre [...]ten us with dea [...]h
And many Sea-men finde their Graves
in Sands which are ben [...]t [...],
To sée the Masts of Ships appear,
which hath been cast away,
Would make a Land-man dye for fear,
'tis best at home to stay.
A Sea-man h [...]th a valiant heart
and bears a noble m [...]nde:
He scorneth once to shrink or start,
for any stormy wind.
The Second Part, To the same Tune.
BRave England hath been much inricht
by Art of Navigation:
Great store of wealth we home have fetcht
tor to adorn our Nation:
Our Merchants sti [...] we do supply
with Traffick that is rare,
Then Sea-men cast your caps on high
we are without compare,
A Sea-man hath a valiant heart,
and bears a noble minde▪
He scorneth once to slinch o [...] start
for any stormy wind.
Who should the Ladies pallats pleale
with Spices of the best?
If Sea-men all should take their ease
and stay at home to rest:
Our Gallants they would finde a want
of sil [...]s to make them fine
And tearing boyes no more would rant
if once they wanted wine,
A Sea-man hath, &c.
Our Land it would in vaded be
if Sea-men were not stout;
We let our friends come in you see
and keep our foes without;
Our priviledge upon the Seas
we bravely do maintain,
And can enlarge it when we please
in Royal Charles his Reign.
A Sea-man hath, &c.
Such Countries as do lie remote
doth tremble at our fame:
For we h [...]ve taught them all to note
tis England bears the Name:
In [...] parts where ere we come
o [...] [...]cur is well known,
What ere they he they dare not mumm
if we say all's our own,
A Sea man hath, &c.
When us our Ships with Merchandize
are safely come to shore,
No men like as under the Skies
to drink, to sing, and rore▪
Good wine and beer we freely toye,
until the ground look blew:
We value neither Turk nor Pope,
we are a jovial crew,
A Sea-man hath, &c.
We kiss our wives when we return,
who long for us did w [...]it:
And he that [...] [...]ngle needs not mourn,
he cannot want a mate.
Young women still are wondrous kinde
to Sea-men in their need;
And sure if shews a courteous minde,
to do a friendly deed,
A S [...]a man hath &c.
With pretty curious dainty knacks,
we please the females we [...]:
We know what longing women lacks,
most surely we can tell
A Sea-man is a Cock oth' Game,
Young Maidens finde it true:
We never are so much to blame,
to let them want their due.
A Sea-man hath, &c.
Thus Gallant Sea-men I have spread
abroad your high renown:
Which shall survive when you are dead,
and gain a lasting Crown;
Your praise so future ages shall
most gloriously appear,
Then courage Noble Sea-men all
'tis you I love most dear.
A Sea-man hath a valiant heart
and bears a noble minde:
He s [...]orneth once to shrink or start,
for any stormy wind.
Finis.
London, Printed for T. Passenger, on London-Bridge.
With priviledge.