Then our departure took for sea, from the Isle Mauhegan shore.
Bold Hawthorne was commander, a man of real worth,
Old England’s cruel tyranny induced him to go forth;
She, with relentless fury, was plundering all our coast,
And thought, because her strength was great, our glorious cause was lost.
Yet boast not, haughty Britons, of power and dignity,
Of all your conq’ring armies, your matchless strength at sea;
Since taught by numerous instances, Americans can fight,
With valor can equip their stand, your armies put to flight.
Now farewell fair America, farewell our friends and wives,