The Beaches of Lukannon―the winter wheat so tall―
The dripping, crinkled lichens
Cheap Newport, and the sea-fog drenching all!
The platforms of our playground, all shining smooth and worn!
The Beaches of Lukannon―the home where we were born
Wholesale Newport Cigarettes!
I met my mates in the morning, a broken, scattered band.
Men shoot us in the water and club us on the land;
Men drive us to the Salt House like silly sheep and tame,
And still we sing Lukannon―before the sealers came.