Freemen, arouse ye, before it’s too late;
Slavery is knocking at every gate,
Make good the promise, your early days gave,
Boston boys! Boston boys! rescue the slave.
SONG OF THE COFFLE GANG.
This song is said to be sung by Slaves, as they are chained in gangs, when parting from friends for the far-off South—children taken from parents, husbands from wives, and brothers from sisters.
See these poor souls from Africa,
Transported to America:
We are stolen and sold to Georgia, will you go along with me?