Cinderellas of the fleet . could not have heenvisihle half a mile away, but the work was done and one by one thelaunches and motor boats commenced to appear from the fog, stoppedtheir engines alongside the destroyers and exchanged news with them. There were wounded men to be transferred and dead men to bereported, their names called briefly across the water from the littleswaying deck to the crowded rail above. But no one had seen a singleenemy craft. The nine German destroyers who were out and freeto fight had chosen the discreeter The M. at Ost nd rescuing the crews of the bhjckin
Cinderellas of the fleet . could not have heenvisihle half a mile away, but the work was done and one by one thelaunches and motor boats commenced to appear from the fog, stoppedtheir engines alongside the destroyers and exchanged news with them. There were wounded men to be transferred and dead men to bereported, their names called briefly across the water from the littleswaying deck to the crowded rail above. But no one had seen a singleenemy craft. The nine German destroyers who were out and freeto fight had chosen the discreeter The M. at Ost nd rescuing the crews of the bhjcking ships. 54 THE CINDERELLAS OF THE FLEET THE SONG OF THE SEA SLUGS (Anonymous) Sing me a song of a frail M. L. May the Lord have mercy upon us;Rolling about in an oily swell, May the Lord have mercy upon us;Out on a high explosive spree,Petrol, Lydite, and T. N. T.,Looking for U-Boat 303, May the Lord have mercy upon us. Sing me a song of a bold young the Lord have mercy upon us; Two gold bands on an Owed for suit,May the Lord have mercy upon us; Ship the cable and full ahead, Hard a starboard and heave the lead, The detonators are in my bed. May the Lord have mercy upon us. Sing me a song of a bright young Sub. May the Lord have mercy upon us;A terribly ignorant half-baked cub. May the Lord have mercy upon us;Of the Kings Regulations he knows not one,He has left undone what he ought to have Oh! My Lord, when he fires that Gun,May the Lord have mercy upon us. Sing me a song of a CMB (Engineer),May the Lord have m
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