Bear witness, ye immortal plains,
Where Jackson fought at New Orleans,
Where Albion’s lion shook his mane,
And furious lashed his sides in vain,
And, with a terror-stricken roar,
Slunk off to reappear no more.
Bear witness too, ye glorious fields
Of Mexico, where, led by Shields
Their valor turned the tide of war,
And victory chained to freedom’s car!