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favourite line: the Captain they trusted so well 
Had only one notion for crossing the ocean, 
     And that was to tingle his bell

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text in pic below (The Bellman’s Speech) is preceded by:

The Bellman himself they all praised to the skies--
Such a carriage, such ease and such grace!
Such solemnity, too! One could see he was wise,
The moment one looked in his face!

He had bought a large map representing the sea,
Without the least vestige of land:
And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be
A map they could all understand…
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and just for the fun of it, text in image below is followed (in part) by;

But the principal failing occurred in the sailing, 
     And the Bellman, perplexed and distressed, 
Said he had hoped, at least, when the wind blew due East, 
     That the ship would not travel due West!