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THE COURAGIOUS COMMANDER 107
The Tory commander did fire amain,
While we did salute him with bullets again,
Till twenty or more of his rebells were kill'd.
Now when he our valour and courage beheld, He straight cut his cable to flye from the fray, But we brought the brave Pellican frigat away.
The Protestants' goods they were sending for France ; By us they were stopt—ay, arid taken by chance, Which made the poor French-men to swear, fret, and frown, To see our brave seamen of fame and renown, With what resolution our guns they did play, When we brought the brave Pellican frigat away.
The Tories came down with their foot and their horse,
And with their old master lamented his loss;
And into the water a party did ride,
Discharging their pistols against our ship's side; But like men of courage our guns we did play, And brought the brave Pellican frigat away.
' You damn'd English dogs,' one proud Monsieur did cry,
But straight at his horse we a bullet let flye;
He was in a rage to find such salutes,
That straight he was forc'd to shake off his jack-boots; Then after the rebels our guns we did play, And brought the brave Pellican frigat away.
But here is one thing that is worthy of note: Two Protestant boys they did wade to our boat; We straight took them in, and their lives we did save: An account of the fears of the rebels they gave. Our streamers we spread, and our flags did display, And brought the brave Pellican frigat away.
This is but a rellish and taste of their doom;
Brave boys, we will down with the bullworks of Rome.
The rebels in France they may put their whole trust,
While we all their glory lay low in the dust. With fire and sword, boys, we'l enter the fray King William's great army shall carry the day. |
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