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AIR: 'CAPTAIN JINKS' by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS

Poet Analysis

First Line: I'M CAPTAIN HANS OF THE SUBMARINES
Last Line: I'M IN THE GERMAN NAVY!
Subject(s): MILITARY SERVICE, VOLUNTARY; SAILING & SAILORS; SUBMARINES; SEAMEN; SAILS; SUBMARINE WARFARE; U-BOATS;

I'M Captain Hans of the submarines,
I feed the sea with human be'n's;
I do not care about the means—
I'm in the German navy!



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