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Snider's Leaves from the War Log of the Nancy details the skirmish on
the shores of the St. Clair river on the afternoon of October 6, 1813.
Well, they fired as we hove anchor, boys, and we got under way
But scarce a dozen broadsides, boys, the Nancy did them pay
Before the business sickened them. They bravely ran away
All sail we made, and reached the Lake before the close of day
Aboard the Nancy, we sent them shot and cheers, aboard the Nancy
We watched them running through the trees, aboard the Nancy-o
©Fogarty's Cove Music SOCAN -
Stan Rogers, 1983 on: From Fresh Water
[thanx Tony Dalmyn adalmyn@man.net]
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