. 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 . By CHARIvEIvS DAWSON SHANLY. [Ill many collections this poem is entitled The FancyShot. It was first published in London, in the papercalled 0)ice-a-lVeek, and was there entitled Civile Bel-luni. It is believed to be the work of Charles DawsonShanly, who died in 1876.—Editor.] RIFLEMAN, shoot me a fancy shotStraight at the heart of yon prowding vidette ;Ring me a ball in the glittering spotThat shines on his breast like an a
. 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 . By CHARIvEIvS DAWSON SHANLY. [Ill many collections this poem is entitled The FancyShot. It was first published in London, in the papercalled 0)ice-a-lVeek, and was there entitled Civile Bel-luni. It is believed to be the work of Charles DawsonShanly, who died in 1876.—Editor.] RIFLEMAN, shoot me a fancy shotStraight at the heart of yon prowding vidette ;Ring me a ball in the glittering spotThat shines on his breast like an amulet Civil mar Ah, captain ! here goes for a fine-drawn bead,There s music around when my barrel s in tune ! Crack ! went the rifle, the messenger sped. And dead from his horse fell the ringing dragoon. Now, rifleman, steal through the bushes, and snatchFrom your victim some trinket to handsel first blood ; A button, a loop, or that luminous patch That gleams in the moon like a diamond stud! O captain ! I staggered and sunk on my track,When I gazed on the face of that fallen vidette, For he looked so like you, as he lay on his my heart rose upon me, an
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