Thus admonished, Dicky managed to continue his song in a quavering voice, every moment interrupted by shrieks of laughter from his delighted audience.
The drums were beat, skyrockets flew,
The soldiers shouldered arms,
And marched around the ground they knew,
Filled with most dire alarms.
But through the fleet with muffled oar,
They held their devious way,
Landed on Narragansett shore,
Where Briton had no sway.
When unto the land they came,