Hand over Hand Chanty.

BY CAPTAIN Q. C. A. CRAUFUKD, R.N., honorary secretary of the Dungeness life-boat station.

" The items expended on this work were tar and grease."—Honorary Secretary's Report.

Some as plies about the seas Likes to do wi' thing as please, Paint an' varnish, such as these, I just 'old wi' tar an' grease.

Rust an' rot the devil are Special if they get too far, You should always keep a jar Handy like wi' brush an' tar.

Wen your sheaves is fit to bind, Taller's like to make 'em kind; Taller softens yarn, so mind, Don' leave taller pot behind.

These two things used regular Medicine for all things are, I got many a cut an' scar Healed wi' grease an' Stockholm tar.

This chanty is the fourth of nine life-boat chanties by Captain Craufurd, which he has generously given to the Institution. They are published together in a book with coloured cover, price 6d., and can be had from the Institution. Branch honorary secretaries can obtain copies at a cheaper rate for sale on behalf of the branch funds..