The Constitution and the Guerrière

2. The Guerrière, a frigate bold,
On the foaming ocean rolled,
Command by Proud Dacres
The grandee, oh!
With as choice an English crew,
As a rammer ever drew,
Could flog the Frenchmen two
To one so handy, oh!

3. When this frigate hove in view,
Says proud Dacres to his crew,
"Come, clear ship for action
And be handy, oh!
To the weather gage, boys, get her,"
And to make his men fight better,
Gave them to drink, gunpowder
Mixed with brandy, oh!

4. Then Dacres loudly cries,
"Make this Yankee ship your prize,
You can in thirty minutes,
Neat and handy, oh!
Twenty-five's enough I'm sure,
And if you'll do it in a score,
I'll treat you to a double
Share of brandy, oh!

6. The first broadside we poured
Carried her mainmast by the board,
Which made this lofty frigate
Look abandoned, oh!
The Dacres shook his head,
And to his officers said,
"Lord! I didn't think those Yankees
Were so handy, oh!

7. Our second told so well,
That their fore and mizzen fell,
Which dous'd the royal ensign
Neat and handy, oh!
"By George," says he, "we're done,"
And they fired a lee gun,
While the Yankees struck up
Yankee Doodle Dandy, oh!

8. Then Dacres came on board,
To deliver up his sword,
Tho' loath he was to part with it,
It was so handy, oh!
"O, keep your sword," says Hull,
"For it only makes you dull,
Cheer up and let us have
A little brandy, oh!"