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Lot 409: 1861 Confederate Songsheet

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Lot  409: 1861 Confederate Songsheet
<b>CW¥C¥Documents</b><hr><b>'Song of the Privateer'</b>

<b>1861 Confederate Songsheet, 'Song of the Privateer,' Choice Very Fine.</b>
8.25' x 3.5,' old mounting traces on the back corners, scattered light toning spots, otherwise bright and fresh-looking. A vignette of a full-rigged, tall-masted sailing vessel appears above 'BY QUIEN SABE?' The lyrics of this ditty are wonderful, including: 'Fiercely we cleave the ocean foam, To catch the Yankees going home, Is the reason that we roam, Ever mindful of our home, Which they to destroy come!...Fighting bravely to the last, From AbeÕs cruisers running fast, Our flag is nailed upon the mast...' Imprinted at the bottom 'BALTIMORE, Oct. 10, 1861.