[The Cruisers.]
A New Song, Adapted to the Times.
[To the Tune of A Hunting we will go! = ‘The Dusky Night.’]
Behold, upon the swelling wave, with streaming pendants gay,
Our gallant ship invites the brave, while glory leads the way.
And a-cruising we will go, oho! oho! oho!
A-cruising we will go, oho! and a-cruising we will go!
Ye beauteous maids, your smiles bestow; for if you prove unkind
How can we hope to beat the foe? We leave our hearts behind.
When a-cruising we shall go, oho! oho! oho! etc.
See Keppel’s flag once more display’d; upon the deck he stands;
Old England’s glory ne’er can fade or tarnish in his hands.
So a-cruising we will go, etc.
Be England to herself but true, to France defiance hurl’d,
Give peace, America, with you, and war with all the world.
And a-cruising we will go, etc.