. 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 . this King is then coming to trouble. But when a Petition he treads under feet, And sends over the ocean an army and fleet. When that army, half famished, and frantic with rage, Is cooped up with a leader whose name rhymes to cage ; When that leader goes home, dejected and sad ; You may then be assurd the Kings prospects are bad. But when B. and C. with their armies are takenThis King will do well if he saves his own bacon :I
. 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 . this King is then coming to trouble. But when a Petition he treads under feet, And sends over the ocean an army and fleet. When that army, half famished, and frantic with rage, Is cooped up with a leader whose name rhymes to cage ; When that leader goes home, dejected and sad ; You may then be assurd the Kings prospects are bad. But when B. and C. with their armies are takenThis King will do well if he saves his own bacon :In the year Seventeen hundred and eighty and twoA stroke he shall get, that will make him look blue ;92 Bn Bncient t^^^ophcc^ 93 And soon, very soon, shall the season arrive,When Nebuchadnezzar to pasture shall drive. In the year eighty-three, the affair will be over he shall eat turnips that grow in Hanover ; The face of the Lion will then become pale, He shall yield fifteen teeth and be sheared of his tail— O King, my dear King, you shall be very sore, From the Sfa7s and the Stripes you will mercy implore, And your Lion shall growl, but hardly bite more.—. :ii^;^^i^ggij/^t|^^^;^i^^S: j1^-ji^-^-^^^^K^ iMmM^m^^^mS^^^ THE DANCE. (Published soon after the surrender of Cornwallis.) CORNWALLIS led a country dance,The like was never seen, sir,Much retrogade and much advance,And all with General Greene, sir. They rambled up and rambled down,Joined hands, then off they run, sir. Our General Greene to Charlestown,The earl to Wilmington, sir. Greene in the South then danced a set, And got a mighty name, sir,Cornwallis jigged with young Fayette, But suffered in his fame, sir. Then down he figured to the shore,Most like a lordly dancer. And on his courtly honor sworeHe would no more advance, sir. 94 ^be Dance 95 Quoth he, my guards are weary grown With footing country dances,They never at St. Jamess shone, At capers, kicks or prances. Though men so gallant neer were seen,While sau
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