Subject: Massachusetts Song of Liberty - with the music score on request. Source: The Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution by Benson J. Lossing, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York - 1850 Volume I p.487 The Bickerstaff Boston Almanack, Boston. Printed by Mein & Fleeming and sold by John Mein at the London Book Store, North side of King Street, Boston - Price Seven Coppers Single and 25 shillings Old Tenor, or 3 shillings 4 pence. Lawful the dozen. The Massachusetts Song of Liberty Come swallow your bumpers, ye Tories, and roar, That the Sons of fair Freedom are hamper'd once more; But know that no cut-throats our spirits can tame, Nor a host of oppressors shall smother the flame. In Freedom we're born, and, like Sons of the brave, Will never surrender, But swear to defend her, And scorn to survive, if unable to save. Our grandsires, bless'd heroes, we'll give them a tear, Nor sully their honors by stooping to fear; Through deaths and through dangers their Trophies they won. We dare be their Rivals, nor will be outdone. In Freedom we're born, etc. Let Tyrants and minions presume to despise, Encroach on our Rights, and make Freedom their prize; The fruits of their rapine they never shall keep, Though vengeance may nod, yet how short is her sleep. In Freedom we're born, etc. The tree which proud Haman for Mordecai rear'd Stands recorded that virtue endanger'd is spared; That rogues, whom no bounds and no laws can restrain, Must be stripp'd of their honors and humbled again. In Freedom we're born, etc. Our wives and our babes, still protected, shall know Those who dare to be free shall forever be so; On these arms and these hearts they may safely rely For in freedom we'll live or like Heroes we'll die. In Freedom we're born, etc. When oppress'd and approach'd our King we implore, Still firmly persuaded our Rights he'll restore; When our hearts beat to arms to defend a just right, Our monarch rules there, and forbids us to fight. In Freedom we're born, etc. Not the glitter of arms nor the dread of a fray Could make us submit to their chains for a day; Withheld by affection, on Britons we call - Prevent the fierce conflict which threatens your fall. In Freedom we're born, etc Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all, To be free is to live - to be slaves is to fall; Has the land such a dastard as scorns not a Lord, Who dreads not a fetter much more than a sword? In Freedom we're born, and like sons of the brave, Will never surrender, But swear to defend her, And scorn to survive, if unable to save! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A music sheet was included for the Massachusetts Song of Liberty for which a digital picture is available on request. It can be printed out. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

At 02:09 PM 4/23/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Subject: Massachusetts Song of Liberty - with the music score on request. >Source: The Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution by Benson J. Lossing, >Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York - 1850 This can be seen (with score) at http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wcarr1/Lossing1/Chap21.html Use Control-f and search for endnotes This is on listmember Bill Carr's site containing the full text of Lossing's "Fieldbook"