Monitor & Merrimac
By
Anon - 1862
I'm going to sing a song. I won't detain you long.
If you listen, I will tell you how so handy - O,
The Monitor went smack up to the Merrimac
And upon her sides played Yankee Doodle Dandy - O!
Hip-a-doodle do! Jeff Davis, how are you ?
Our Monitor beat your Merrimac quite handy - O!
Ericsson's around; in the world there can't be found
A people like the Yankee Doodle Dandy - O!
'Twas on the Eighth of March, The Merrimac set forth,
Out of Norfolk for to take a cruise so handy - O;
She little thought she'd meet any vessel in our fleet,
Who could give her the Yankee Doodle Dandy - O.
Hip-a-doodle do! Jeff Davis, how are you ?
Our Monitor beat your Merrimac quite handy - O!
Ericsson's around; in the world there can't be found
A people like the Yankee Doodle Dandy - O!
Oh the Yorktown and the Cumberland, they'd be little bother,
For to smash and break them both up so handy - O!
Our gunboats they would do to rip them through and through,
While the sailors they'd sing Yankee Doodle Dandy - O.
Hip-a-doodle do! Jeff Davis, how are you ?
Our Monitor beat your Merrimac quite handy - O!
Ericsson's around; in the world there can't be found
A people like the Yankee Doodle Dandy - O!
Well she went rushing round, smashing everything she found,
'Til the Monitor came sailing in so handy - O!
Then Worden stopped her fun, soon made her cut and run,
While the shells they whistled Yankee Doodle Dandy - O!
Hip-a-doodle do! Jeff Davis, how are you ?
Our Monitor beat your Merrimac quite handy - O!
Ericsson's around; in the world there can't be found
A people like the Yankee Doodle Dandy - O!
Well, the Merrimac was some, 'til the Monitor she come,
And opened up her little ports so handy - O.
Then the shells did fly, 'til the Rebels they did cry,
"Here's the Devil sure, or Yankee Doodle Dandy - O!"
Hip-a-doodle do! Jeff Davis, how are you ?
Our Monitor beat your Merrimac quite handy - O!
Ericsson's around; in the world there can't be found
A people like the Yankee Doodle Dandy - O!
To Jeff this ought to show that his monster is no go,
And that Yankee engineers are very handy - O!
He must surrender soon, or we'll blow him to the moon,
With inventions of our Yankee Doodle Dandy - O!
Hip-a-doodle do! Jeff Davis, how are you ?
Our Monitor beat your Merrimac quite handy - O!
Ericsson's around; in the world there can't be found
A people like the Yankee Doodle Dandy - O!
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