A word of command, and the rattle of chain;
A flash—and the Merrimac’s sunk in the bay,
And the Spaniard must leave in the light of the day.
Santiago and Hobson remembered shall be,
While waves the proud flag of the brave and the free.
The Spaniards sail out—what a glorious sight!
Now, sailors, stand by and prepare for the fight;
O, Glo’ster, in there, pelt the Dons as they fly,
Make us glorious news for the Fourth of July!
And Wainwright remembered the Maine with a roar,