Lyrics:
Come on you bold Americans, the truth to you I’ll tell
T’is of a sad misfortune which late on Britain fell
‘T’was on the heights of Yorktown where cannons loud did roar
They summoned Lord Cornwallis to fight or else give o’er
A summons to surrender was sent to this proud lord
Which made him feel like poor Burgoyne and quickly draw his sword
“Must I give up my loyal troops, my ships and Hessians too
and yield to General Washington and his rebel Yankee crew?”
T’was the nineteenth of October in the year of eighty-one
Cornwallis did surrender to General Washington
Six thousand chosen British troops marched out and grounded arms
Hurrah ye bold Americans how sweet your music charms
Six thousand chosen British troops to Washington resigned
Besides some ships and Hessians that could not stay behind
With refugees and Blackamoors oh what a direful crew
The British once had thousands more and now they’ve got but few
Here’s a health to General Washington and his brave army too
And likewise to our worthy Green to him much honor’s due
May we subdue the English foe and free the Eastern Shore
And may we live in peace, my boys, while wars will be no more
And may we live in peace, my boys, while wars will be no more