GRANDFATHER’S RHYME.
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When I was but a boy, I heard the people tell How gallant Captain Law-rence So bravely fought and fell. The ships lay close together, I heard the people say, And many guns were roaring Upon that battle day. A grape-shot struck the captain, He laid him down to die: They say the smoke of powder Made dark the sea and sky. The sailors heard a whisper Upon the captain’s lip: The last command of Law-rence Was, “Don’t give up the ship.” And ever since that battle The people like to tell How gallant Captain Lawrence So bravely fought and fell. When disappointment happens, And fear your heart annoys, Be brave, like Captain Lawrence— And don’t give up, my boys!