Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool,
Be careful to be guided by this golden rule-
Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
And you all may be Rulers of the Queen's Navee. (W. S. Gilbert)

Now landsmen all, whoever you may be, If you want to rise to the top of the tree, If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool, Be careful to be guided by this golden rule- Stick close to your desks and never go to sea, And you all may be Rulers of the Queen's Navee.

W. S. Gilbert

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