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，