Irreverence

DESCRIPTION: "The Batsman is my shepherd, I shall not crash. He maketh me to land on flat runways. He bringeth me in off rough waters, He restoreth my confidence.... He attacheth my hook to the wire. My deck space runneth over."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1969 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: technology humorous derivative
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, p. 107, "Irreverence" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)" (musical version of the psalm being parodied here)
NOTES [106 words]: For the "batsman," who guided carrier pilots to safe landings, see "A-25."
This is, of course, a parody of Psalm 23, but it appears to be incomplete -- either Tawney didn't collect the whole thing or the typesetters missed the ending. After "My deck space runneth over" (derived from "My cup runneth over") should be a line parodying "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." Perhaps it was something like, "Surely armorers and fuel techs shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell on the deck of the Ark Royal [or other carrier] forever." - RBW
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