tryin' to pick up[Pg 32] the weather earing is an experience that no man wants twice. But toon up, and a song all round.'

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'I shall sing you the "Penguin Bold",' said Sam, and, striking a graceful attitude, he sang this song—

'To see the penguin out at sea,

And watch how he behaves,

Would prove that penguins cannot be

And never shall be slaves.

You haven't got a notion

How penguins brave the ocean

And laugh with scorn at waves.

'To see the penguin at his ease

Performing fearful larks

With stingarees of all degrees,

As well as whales and sharks;

The sight would quickly let you know

The great contempt that penguins show

For stingarees and sharks.

[Pg 33]

'O see the penguin as he goes

A-turning Catherine wheels,

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