Thomas Jefferson Papers

Enclosure: Song, 27 February 1805

Enclosure: Song

Ther was a Vallient Officer in this Country you all Do know

the allmighty he has Called for him and to him he did Go

he was a villent Solger I vow and protest

and I hope he is in hiven and his Soul is at Rest


But Now we have Got another Commander I hope as Good as he

he will fight for his Country and kep the eunen free

for ther niver was a man yet born but ther was another as Good as he

Jefferson he is a bold Commander and will kep the eunen free


He is a Galent officer I vow and Do protest

thou I Niver Saw his honer yet his Subjects I have asked

Now we will Sing prise to Jefferson wher Ever he does Go

My God Bliss his honer and destructon to his foes


His Subjects the Do Love him as I do understand

the Call him ther father and Governer of ther Land

for without his advice nothing Can We Dou

if the Enmy was before us we Dar Not them purshue


We Call him our father and Gerden of our Land

we are bold amirecans and are at his Command

And ther is Men anuf in our Country our rights for to Manten

And if our foes do inved us we Send them back agane


We are anutral Nison and wishes to be so

if the will Lit our Shipping pass wher Ever the Do Go

But the Do Stope them as I do understand

the plunder all our Shipping and inprson all our Men


But if we Man our Shipping and after them we Do Go

We will Retake our proprty but ther Lives we will bestow

and if we are forst to follow them hard forten is ther fate

We will Make them Drink the powder and the bals the Shall eat


for ther is No tow nitsons in this World I Do no

Can bet the bold amiricens when aginst them the do Go

for the are anutral piple and are brave and Stout

and for the rights of ther Country the will Stand out


Now Lit us Drink ahelth to our Governers wher Ever the be

this Song it was Compost by Andrew Ma Gee

Long live Brave Jefferson on Sea or on Shore

for Now My Ditty it is Ended and I Shall Saye No Mor


 this Song was Compost By Andrew Ma Gee


February 20th 1805 york

MS (ViW: Tucker-Coleman Collection); in MaGee’s hand.

I Shall Saye No Mor: MaGee’s petition and song were published in WMQ description begins William and Mary Quarterly, 1892- description ends , 3d ser., 6 (1949), 506-7, edited by “L. J. C.” (Lester J. Cappon).

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