BalladOnTheAmericanWar

balladontheamericanwar

tune—“killiecrankie.”

whenguilfordgoodourpilotstood

an'didourhellimthraw,man,

aenight,attea,beganaplea,

withinamerica,man:

thenuptheygatthemaskin-pat,

andintheseadidjaw,man;

an'didnaeless,infullcongress,

thanquiterefuseourlaw,man.

thenthro'thelakesmontgomerytakes,

iwathewasnaslaw,man;

downlowrie'sburnhetookaturn,

andcarletondidca',man:

butyet,whatreck,he,atquebec,

montgomery-likedidfa',man,

wi'swordinhand,beforehisband,

amanghisen'miesa',man.

poortammygagewithinacage

waskeptatboston—ha',man;

tillwilliehowetooko'ertheknowe

forphiladelphia,man;

wi'swordan'gunhethoughtasin

guidchristianbluidtodraw,man;

butatnewyork,wi'knifean'fork,

sir-loinhehackedsma',man.

burgoynegaedup,likespuran'whip,

tillfraserbravedidfa',man;

thenlosthisway,aemistyday,

insaratogashaw,man.

cornwallisfoughtaslang'shedought,

an'didthebuckskinsclaw,man;

butclinton'sglaivefraerusttosave,

hehungittothewa',man.

thenmontague,an'guilfordtoo,

begantofear,afa',man;

andsackvilledour,whastoodthestour,

thegermanchieftothraw,man:

forpaddyburke,likeonyturk,

naemercyhadata',man;

an'charliefoxthrewbythebox,

an'lows'dhistinklerjaw,man.

thenrockinghamtookupthegame,

tilldeathdidonhimca',man;

whenshelburnemeekhelduphischeek,

conformtogospellaw,man:

saintstephen'sboys,wi'jarringnoise,

theydidhismeasuresthraw,man;

fornorthan'foxunitedstocks,

an'borehimtothewa',man.