At length did cross an albatross   Through the fog it came   As if it had been a Christian soul   We hailed it in God's name      It ate the food it ne'er had eat   And 'round and 'round it flew   The ice did split with a thunder fit   The helmsman steered us through      And a good south wind sprang up behind   The albatross did follow   And everyday for food or play   Came to the mariners' hollow