Charles Dibdin

“ His form was of the manliest beauty,
His heart was kind and soft;
Faithful below he did his duty,
And now he’s gone aloft. ”

“ For Tom is gone aloft.
Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather,
When He, who all commands,
Shall give, to call Life’s crew together,
The word to ‘pipe all hands.’
Thus Death, who kings and tars dispatches,
In vain Tom’s life has doffed;
For though his body’s under hatches,
His soul is gone aloft.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”

“ For though his body’s under hatches,
His soul is gone aloft. ”