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Where Lilies Live and Waters Wind Away

Verses by F. W. Bourdillon: Pictures by Edith J. Berkeley

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THE VOYAGE OF THE KATE.

Hurrah for The Kate!—that's the name of this ship;
She's just coming home from an extra long trip:
I am the Captain, and Baby's the crew,
And Jessie's the people on shore come to view.
She's been to the Indies for sugar and tea;
She met with rough weather—those ripples you see:
She nearly got wrecked on a dangerous reef;—
You can see it out yonder, that great lily-leaf.
A pirate—the wicked old swan—came in chase,
But she showed him a clean pair of heels in the race;
And now she's safe home the excitement is great,
And the Captain and all shout “Hurrah for The Kate!”