Watchin' Out For Subs Poem by Anonymous British

Bosun's whistle piping, 'Starboard watch is on'
Sleepy army officer, waked at crack o' dawn;
In the forward crow's nest, watchin' out for subs;
If they show a peeper, shoot the bloomin' tubs.

Ocean black and shiny, silly little moon;
Transports fore and aft of us- daylight comin' soon;
Sleeping troopers sprawling on the deck below;
Something in the water makes the spindrift glow.

In the forward crow's nest- ah! the day is here!
Transports and destroyers looming far and near.
Ours the great adventure- gone is old romance
Wake, ye new Crusaders! Look!- the shores of France!