 Heart of oak are our men, We always are ready, Steady ! Boys ! steady ! We'll fight and we'll conquer again and again. We ne'er see our foes but we wish them to stay, They never see us but they wish us away; If they run, why we follow and run them ashore,...  Notes and Queries - Page 181889Full view - About this book
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 320 pages
...and again. We ne'er see our foes but we wish them to stay, They never see us but they wish us away; If they run, why we follow, and run them ashore, For if they wont fight us what can we do more. Hearts of oak, &c. They swear they'll invade us, these terrible foes ! They frighten... | |
 | Giuseppe Pecchio - 1833 - 554 pages
...'em ashore, For if they won't fight us, what can we do more ? Hearts of oak, &c. " They swear they'll invade us, these terrible foes, They frighten our women, our children, and beaux ; . But should their flat bottoms in darkness get o'er, Still Britons they'll find to receive... | |
 | Charles Dibdin - 1841 - 406 pages
...but we wish them to stay, They never see us but they wish us away ; If they run, why we follow, or run them ashore ; For if they won't fight us we cannot do more. Heart of oak, &c. They swear they'll invade us, these terrible foes ! They frighten our women, our children, and beaux ; But should... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1847 - 674 pages
...his fist in anticipated vengeance, and emptied his jug to the jolly old song: — " They say they 41 invade us, these terrible foes, They frighten our women, our children, and beaux, But we always are ready, Steady, hoys, steady, To fight and to tieat them again and again."... | |
 | 1889 - 562 pages
...again. We ne'er see our foes, but we wish them to stay ; They never see us. but they wish us away ; If they run, why we follow, and run them ashore ;...foes ; They frighten our women, our children, and bcaus ; But should their flat-bottoms in darkness get o'er, Still Britons they '11 find to receive... | |
 | Charles Dibdin - 1850 - 424 pages
...but we wish them to stay, They never see us but they wish us away ; If they run, why, we follow, or run them ashore ; For if they won't fight us we cannot do more. Heart of oak, &c. They swear they'll invade us, these terrible foes! They frighten our women, our children, and beaux; But should... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1851 - 332 pages
...them ashore ; For if they won't fight us we cannot do more. Hearts of oak, <fcc. They swear they'll invade us, these terrible foes ! They frighten our women, our children, and beaux ; But should their flat bottoms in darkness get o'er, Still Britons they'll find to receive them... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 334 pages
...but we wish them to stay ; They never see us but they wish us away ; If they run, why, we follow, or run them ashore ; For ,if they won't fight us, we cannot do more. Hearts of Oak, &c. They swear they'll invade us, these terrible foes ! They frighten our women, our... | |
 | Hearty staves, John Erskine Clarke - 1858 - 152 pages
...foes but we wish them to stay, They never see us but they wish us away; If they run, why we follow, or run them ashore, For if they won't fight us, we cannot do more. Hearts of oak, &c. They swear they'll invade us, these terrible foes! They frighten our women, our... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1858 - 292 pages
...but we wish them to stay, They never see us but they wish us away ; If they run, why, we follow, or run them ashore, For if they wont fight us, we cannot do more. Hearts of oak, &c. They swear they'll invade us, these terrible foes ! They frighten our women, our... | |
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