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THE CZAR PETER, SELECTION by JOHN O'KEEFE

First Line: NOAH BUILT A MIGHTY SHIP
Last Line: OR HE'D NE'ER HAVE VENTURED OUT.
Subject(s): DRINKS & DRINKING; WINE;

Noah built a mighty ship,
Happy he o'er mountains sail'd,
Till he drank out all his flip.
Then his noble courage fail'd;
Bade the dove go fetch a sign
That water then no more did spout:
Took the olive for a vine,
Or he'd ne'er have ventured out.



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