# Quote — Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding

> Oh, rolling round the ocean,
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> From a far and foreign land,
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> May suit the common notion
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> That a sailor's life is grand.But as for me, I'd sooner be
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> A roaring here at home
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> About the rolling, roaring life
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> Of them that sails the foam.For the homeward-bounder's chorus,
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> Which he roars across the foam,
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> Is all about chucking a sailor's life,
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> And settling down at home.Home, home, home,
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> That's the song of them that roam,
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> The song of the roaring, rolling sea
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> Is all about rolling home.

- Author: [Norman Lindsay](https://www.leafyquotes.com/norman-lindsay.md)
- Book: [The Magic Pudding](https://www.leafyquotes.com/norman-lindsay/the-magic-pudding.md)
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