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The fear was on the cattle, for the gale was on the sea, / An' the pens broke up on the lower deck an' let the creatures free -- / An' the lights went out on the lower deck, an' no one near but me.
I had been singin' to them to keep 'em quiet there, / For the lower deck is the dangerousest, requirin' constant care, / An' give to me as the strongest man, though used to drink and swear.