Battle of Lake Erie, The

DESCRIPTION: "Ye tars of Columbia, give ear to my story, Who fought with brave Perry, where cannons did roar." The Lawrence is badly damaged, but Perry transfers to the Niagara and wins the battle. The song concludes with a toast to Perry
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: probably before 1832 (broadside, Leonard Deming)
KEYWORDS: battle navy America patriotic
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Sept 10, 1813 - Battle of Lake Erie. The Americans under Perry defeat the British.
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Thompson-APioneerSongster 51, "Perry's Victory" (1 text)
Salt-BuckeyeHeritage-OhiosHistory, pp. 43-45, "Perry's Victory" (1 text, 1 tune)
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia2, pp. 395-398, "The Battle of Lake Erie" (1 text plus a broadside print titled "Perry's Victory")
MidwestFolklore, David D. Anderson, "Songs and Sayings of the Lakes," Volume 12, Number 1 (Spring 1962) p. 15, "Perry's Victory" (2 excerpts, probably this although the text is rather different)
Roud #2826
BROADSIDES:
LOCSinging, as110890, "Perry's Victory" ("Ye Tars of Columbia, give ear to my story"), L. Deming (Boston), no date
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "James Bird" [Laws A5] (subject: The Battle of Lake Erie) and references there
NOTES [14 words]: For background on the Battle of Lake Erie, see the notes to "James Bird" [Laws A5]. - RBW
Last updated in version 6.8
File: CAFS2395

Go to the Ballad Search form
Go to the Ballad Index Song List

Go to the Ballad Index Instructions
Go to the Ballad Index Bibliography or Discography