"Davy Jones" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... You try going over that dam once and see if your insides-out don't get pretty well mixed up. I got a terrific thump on the back of the head when the boat turned turtle, and if I hadn't had a leg under the seat, I'd be in Davy Jones' locker right now. When I came to I didn't know whether I was me or the boat. I had gallons of water in me and—and I think I swallowed a worm or two; the bait can got tipped over—and all the worms ...
— The Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island • Gordon Stuart
... struck work like. Beg pardon, sir; but seeing as some on us may be gone to Davy Jones's locker 'fore night—not meaning you, o' course, but him—wouldn't it be handsome-like to go and make friends, and offer him ...
— Syd Belton - The Boy who would not go to Sea • George Manville Fenn
... We didn't reach Davy Jones's locker that time, did we? Though why we didn't, an' why we're here, is more'n I ...
— The Scarecrow of Oz • L. Frank Baum
... about to grow angry, I went up to the saloon for it. On my way to the table I nearly tumbled over a prostrate man, whom I had noticed the night before as conspicuous for his audacious and hardy bearing. "I guess we're going to Davy Jones," he said; "I've been saying my prayers all night—little good, I guess. I've been a sinner too long. I've seen many a"—a groan followed. I looked at the reckless speaker. He was lying on the floor, with his hat and shoes off, ...
— The Englishwoman in America • Isabella Lucy Bird |
