BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS

From the length of her keel
To the width of her beam
Her structure is Steel
But her life's blood is steam

Through storm and through rain
Her course they must chart
The bridge is her brain
But we are her heart

Before radar will beam
Or one light will burn
A boiler must steam
A generator must turn

From the cool of twilight
To the early day break
Sleep well tonight
The snipes are awake

Written by BT1 E. Mobley JR.
Written during the Indian Ocean Cruise
1967-1968