LAWRENCE'S VICTORY: All hail Columbia's sons ! once more, Their glory beams o'er ocean bright; Columbia's sons shall ever be, The gallant Lawrence stemmed the sea, Nor feared to meet the haughty foe; Columbia's sons, &c. A bird of Albion's daring race, Fast moved along on airy wing, The Hornet too with naval grace, Prepared to dart its keenest sting. Columbia's sons, &c. The rage of battle warmer grew, Death reigned with haughty triumph there, The thundering broadsides faster flew, Whistling along the floating air. Columbia's sons, &c. But lo! she strikes; the Peacock's crest, Fast sinks to ocean's coral bed ; Columbia's sons, &c. High on the growing scroll of fame, In dazzling tints, this deed shall shine; And there, brave LAWRENCE, shall thy name Columbia's sons shall ever be, THE TARS OF COLUMBIA. YE sons of Columbia, the trumpet of fame, Through the wide world your actions shall loudly proclaim, See Liberty's genius in triumph arise, Recording your deeds as she mounts to the skies, CHORUS Whilst at the hostile shore, where thundering cannons roar, The note of each brave tar, each brave tar shall be, No tribute! but glory, we'll die or be free. The brave sons of Freedom, who fell in the cause, Supporting our rights, Independence and laws; As the actions of heroes, by history are graced, First shall Somers, Decatur and Wadsworth be placed. Whilst at the hostile shore, &c. See Preble exalted! a monument stand! world, May Washington's genius our couutry defend, And that charter mantain which freedom has pen ned; But should tyranny dare our rights to invade, By our tars shall the daring attempt be repaid. CHORUS. Whilst at the hostile shore, where thundering cannons roar, shall be, COLUMBIA'S HARDY SEAMEN. Honor calls us to the main ; We but part to meet again. What delicious joys we'll prove, In the arms of those we love. Love of country, love of glory, From our mothers' breast we drew, Gave the bright example too. Bravely bred on boisterous waves Not the world can make us slaves." “ Arm our floating towers of timber,”— Congress bids each pulse beats higher; Shew the world our joints are limber, Nerves of steel, and souls of fire. Now our breasts with ardor glowing, Feel our bold forefathers' fiame; Through our veinstheir pure blood flowing, Can our deeds disgrace their name? Haste then, seize each plundering Corsair, Where the waves insulted roli; Trade protect in every quarter, From the Tropic to the Pole. Thence to the wide world's wonder, Masters of the mighty deep; While we guard our coast with thunder, Yet at home may safely sleep. Let us live a band of brothers, Whether on the land or sea ; 'Tis our strength and not another's, That would make or keep us free. Never fearing foes or weather, Union being still our boast, Free we'll live or die together 'Union,” boys ! in bumpers toast. JACK'S DELIGHT. SWEET is the ship that, under sail, Spreads her white bosom to the gale, Sweet, O sweet's the flowing cann; Sweet to poise the laboring oar, shore, Is Jack's delight, his lovely Nan: The needle, faithful to the north, A curious lesson teaches man; Let seamanship do all it can; My faith and truth for lovely Nan. When in the bilboes I was penned, And every creature from me ran; None hailed me, woman, child, or man. But though false friendship’s sails were furled, Though cut adrift from all the world, I'd all the world in lovely Nan I love my duty, love my friend, To moan their loss who hazard ran; By manners love to shew the man ; First made me doat on lovely Nan. |