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'''[http://www.northofseveycorners.com/who_where_why_how/rabbit_hole.htm Robert L. Harrison]''' | |||
'''Greenfield, Indiana''' | |||
'''Copyright October 18, 1997''' | |||
It takes a heap o learnin for a qualifyin' gob | It takes a heap o learnin for a qualifyin' gob | ||
That's the story I was told by one ol' Navy COB | |||
He sez you gotta learn to put a boat together | He sez you gotta learn to put a boat together | ||
Then tear it down and fix it in most ever kinda weather. | Then tear it down and fix it in most ever kinda weather. | ||
There aint no rest or pleasure | There aint no rest or pleasure for a guy who's NQP | ||
And a lowly DINK is good as dead, or so the COB tells me. | And a lowly DINK is good as dead, or so the COB tells me. | ||
You gotta get ten sigs a week, or maybe it is twenty, | You gotta get ten sigs a week, or maybe it is twenty, | ||
I cant recall just how it wuz but I know | I cant recall just how it wuz but I know that it wuz plenty. | ||
You gotta learn bout pressure air and when you got that done, | You gotta learn 'bout pressure air and when you got that done, | ||
You answer questions by the score or is it by the ton? | You answer questions by the score or is it by the ton? | ||
If you're late in gettin sigs, you muster with the Chief | If you're late in gettin' sigs, you muster with the Chief | ||
And he has DINKS for breakfast, he's tough beyond belief. | |||
Next you study ships control, electrical, | Next you study ships' control, electrical, and scopes | ||
Your | Your situation's critical, you're almost outa hopes. | ||
An | An don't forget hydraulics, radar and sonar, too | ||
Propulsion next you gotta learn cause | Propulsion next you gotta learn cause that's what turns the screw. | ||
Emergency equipment, explain and demonstrate, | Emergency equipment, explain and demonstrate, | ||
If | If you're in port, you stay aboard, no time to celebrate. | ||
Finally | Finally there comes a day when you stand to take your test | ||
Before the board you prove to all that | Before the board you prove to all that you're the very best. | ||
The Captain pins a badge on you, this is your crowning glory | The Captain pins a badge on you, this is your crowning glory | ||
You've earned your Dolphins fair and square, the end of one proud story, | |||
Next mornin, bright an early, | Next mornin', bright an early, you're awakened with this quip, | ||
Come on, sailor, rise and shine, its time to learn the ship! | Come on, sailor, rise and shine, its time to learn the ship! | ||
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Revision as of 14:59, 5 March 2025
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Earning Your Dolphins
Robert L. Harrison
Greenfield, Indiana
Copyright October 18, 1997
It takes a heap o learnin for a qualifyin' gob
That's the story I was told by one ol' Navy COB
He sez you gotta learn to put a boat together
Then tear it down and fix it in most ever kinda weather.
There aint no rest or pleasure for a guy who's NQP
And a lowly DINK is good as dead, or so the COB tells me.
You gotta get ten sigs a week, or maybe it is twenty,
I cant recall just how it wuz but I know that it wuz plenty.
You gotta learn 'bout pressure air and when you got that done,
You answer questions by the score or is it by the ton?
If you're late in gettin' sigs, you muster with the Chief
And he has DINKS for breakfast, he's tough beyond belief.
Next you study ships' control, electrical, and scopes
Your situation's critical, you're almost outa hopes.
An don't forget hydraulics, radar and sonar, too
Propulsion next you gotta learn cause that's what turns the screw.
Emergency equipment, explain and demonstrate,
If you're in port, you stay aboard, no time to celebrate.
Finally there comes a day when you stand to take your test
Before the board you prove to all that you're the very best.
The Captain pins a badge on you, this is your crowning glory
You've earned your Dolphins fair and square, the end of one proud story,
Next mornin', bright an early, you're awakened with this quip,
Come on, sailor, rise and shine, its time to learn the ship!
