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ENGLISH SONG AND BALLAD MUSIC.
the second, " The hardy tars of old England; or, The true Hearts of Oak," beginning— " Come, cheer up, my lads, let us haste to the main, And rub out old scores with the dollars of Spain."
We ne'er see our foes but we wish them to stay;    They swear they'll invade us, these terrible
They never see us but they wish us away :             foes ; [beaus ;
If they run, why, we follow, and run them    They frighten our women, our children, and
ashore,                                                              But, should their flat bottoms in darkness get
For, if they won't fight us, we cannot do more.        o'er, [shore.
Heart of oak &c.                 Stil* Britons they'll find to receive them on
Heart of oak, &c.