. American war ballads and lyrics: a collection of the songs and ballads of the colonial wars, the revolution, the war of 1812-15, the war with Mexico, and the civil war . er and her standing jib—the courses being fast; 82 ^be l^anhee IRansot^Mar Now, lay aloft! my heroes bold, let not a moment pass !And royals and top-gallant sails were quickly on each mast. What looms upon our starboard bow ? What hangs upon the breeze ? T is time our good ship hauled her wind a-breast the old Saltees,For by her ponderous press of sail and by her consorts fourWe saw our morning visitor was a British man-of-w
. American war ballads and lyrics: a collection of the songs and ballads of the colonial wars, the revolution, the war of 1812-15, the war with Mexico, and the civil war . er and her standing jib—the courses being fast; 82 ^be l^anhee IRansot^Mar Now, lay aloft! my heroes bold, let not a moment pass !And royals and top-gallant sails were quickly on each mast. What looms upon our starboard bow ? What hangs upon the breeze ? T is time our good ship hauled her wind a-breast the old Saltees,For by her ponderous press of sail and by her consorts fourWe saw our morning visitor was a British man-of-war. Up spake our noble Captain then, as a shot ahead of us past— Haul snug your flowing courses ! lay your topsail to the mast!Those Englishmen gave three loud hurrahs from the deck of their covered we answered back by a solid broadside from the decks of our patriot bark. Out booms! out booms! our skipper cried, out booms and give her sheet,And the swiftest keel that was ever launched shot ahead of the British fleet,And a-midst a thundering shower of shot with stun-sails hoisting away,Down the North Channel Paul Jones did steer just at the break of
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