I SHIPPED, d'ye see, in a Revenue sloop,
⁠And, off Cape Finistere,
⁠A merchantman we see,
⁠A Frenchman, going free,
⁠So we made for the bold Mounseer.
⁠D'ye see?
⁠We made for the bold Mounseer!
But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports,
⁠And fires with a thirty-two!
⁠It come uncommon near,
⁠But we answered with a cheer,
⁠Which paralysed the Parley-voo,
⁠D'ye see?
⁠Which paralysed the Parley-voo!