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 , 3d ser., 6 (1949), 506-7, edited by “L. J. C.” (Lester J. Cappon).