Sunday, March 8, 2015

Jack Tar And The “Yellow”



He was an able seaman
     But he longed for sudden wealth;
He asked to sail the Yukon
     On a furlough for his health.
He could, if once in Klondike,
     Bring a load of “yellow” back;
But now he goes to Cuba
     Where he’ll get the yellow jack.



March 8, ‘98

C. Press, June 11, 1898

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