Hoodoo

'Don't you sign in that 'ooker, Reid's Gulistan ; She's a fust-class looker, But she kills 'er man.' 'There's nothin' much faster Than 'er sails the seas; I've known none go past 'er In a wholesail breeze.' 'I done a round trip in 'er Nine years back or ten, But I ain't goin' to ship in 'er Never again.' 'Sometimes it's a sheet takin' Charge o' the watch, Or a footrope breakin', Or an open hatch.' 'You may watch night an' mornin', But, watch 'ow you can, She don't give no warnin'; She kills 'er man.' 'The grub as they gave you Was the best I ever scoffed; But good grub don't save you If you fall from aloft.' 'They treat chaps fine in 'er, Take it all round, But I wouldn't sign in 'er For a thousand pound.' 'Not in that there 'ooker, Reid's Gulistan ; She's a lovely looker, But she kills 'er man . . . '