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                <title><name type ="historical">ROGERS</name> and <name type ="historical">BINGHAM</name>.<lb/>
                    <emph rend="italic">A SONG</emph>, written and sung at the celebration in <emph rend="italic"><placeName>Charleston, S.C.</placeName></emph><lb/>
                    <date>JULY 4th, 1811</date>.<lb/></title>
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                <publisher>NATHANIEL COVERLY, JR.</publisher>
                <pubPlace>corner of Theatre-alley, Milk-street, Boston</pubPlace>
                <date>1811.</date>
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                ONCE <name type ="historical">BINGHAM</name> took the <emph rend="italic"><name type ="ship">Little Belt</name></emph>,<lb/>
                And from the <placeName>Downs</placeName> he sail'd her,<lb/>
                And when he came upon our coast,<lb/>
                Brave <name type ="historical">ROGERS</name> spy'd and hail'd her.<lb/>
                <emph rend="italic"><name type ="symbolic">Yankee doodle</name>, keep it up,<lb/>
                    To <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> be the glory<lb/>
                    From insult to protect our flag,<lb/>
                    And tell an honest story.</emph><lb/></p>
            
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                When <name type ="historical">Bingham</name> heard bold <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> hail,<lb/>
                Not knowing him a thumper,<lb/>
                He tho't but on the <placeName>Chesapeake</placeName>,<lb/>
                And bounce went off a plumper.<lb/>
                <emph rend="italic"><name type ="symbolic">Yankee</name> doodle, keep it up,<lb/>
                    To <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> be the glory,<lb/>
                    From insult to protect our flag,<lb/>
                    And tell an honest story.</emph><lb/></p>
            
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                No insolence was more refin'd,<lb/> 
                Our honor to inveigle,<lb/>
                Than for a saucy <name type ="ship">Little Belt</name><lb/>
                To try to girt an <name type ="symbolic">Eagle</name>.<lb/>
                <emph rend="italic"><name type ="symbolic">Yankee</name> doodle, keep it up,<lb/>
                    To <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> be the glory,<lb/>
                    From insult to protect our flag,<lb/>
                    And tell an honest story.</emph><lb/></p> 
            
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                So <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> such an answer sent,<lb/>
                For fighting without glasses,<lb/>
                As made <name type ="nationality">British</name> fly to grog,<lb/>
                While <name type ="symbolic">Yankees</name> drank molasses.<lb/>
                <emph rend="italic"><name type ="symbolic">Yankee</name> doodle, keep it up,<lb/>
                    To <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> be the glory,<lb/> 
                    From insult to protect our flg,<lb/>
                    And tell an honest story.</emph><lb/></p>
            
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                Yet <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> scorn'd to use his strength,<lb/>
                And dish her quite completely,<lb/>
                While <name type ="historical">Bingham</name> stood and scratch'd his head,<lb/>
                He riddled her most neatly.<lb/>
                <emph rend="italic"><name type ="symbolic">Yankee</name> doodle, keep it up,<lb/>
                    To <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> be the glory,<lb/>
                    From insult to protect our flag,<lb/>
                    And tell an honest story.</emph><lb/></p>
            
            <p>SONGS, by the Gross or Single, for sale by NATHANIEL COVERLY, JR. corner of <emph rend="italic">Theatre-alley, Milk-street, Boston</emph>, 1811.</p> 
            
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                Next morning, soon as peep of day,<lb/>
                In compliments they barter;<lb/>
                Says <name type ="historical">Rogers</name>, "Sir, can I serve you,<lb/>
                "To help you through the water?"<lb/>
                <emph rend="italic"><name type ="symbolic">Yankee</name> doodle, keep it up,<lb/>
                    To <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> be the glory,<lb/>
                    From insult to protect our flag,<lb/>
                    And tell an honest story.</emph><lb/></p>
            
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                "No, Sir, says <name type ="historical">Bingham</name>, thank you kind,<lb/>
                I've got enough already;<lb/> 
                I'll help myself along the stream,<lb/>
                To <placeName>Halifax</placeName>, quite steady.<lb/>
                <emph rend="italic"><name type ="symbolic">Yankee</name> doodle, keep it up,<lb/>
                    To <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> be the glory,<lb/>
                    From insult to protect our flag,<lb/>
                    And tell an honest story.</emph><lb/></p>
            
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                And there I'll raise a damn'd report,<lb/>
                Which all my friends will gabble;<lb/>
                Contrive to hide the grand mistake,<lb/>
                Whick brought me in this hobble.<lb/>
                <emph rend="italic"><name type ="symbolic">Yankee</name> doodle, keep it up,<lb/>
                    To <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> be the glory,<lb/>
                    From insult to protect our flag,<lb/>
                    And tell an honest story.</emph><lb/></p>
            
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                And had you not been quite so rough,<lb/>
                In this "affair" so noted,<lb/> 
                I might, as practice long has shown,<lb/>
                At home have been promoted.<lb/>
                <emph rend="italic"><name type ="symbolic">Yankee</name> doodle, keep it up,<lb/>
                    To <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> be the glory,<lb/>
                    From insult to protect our flag,<lb/> 
                    And tell an honest story.</emph><lb/></p>
            
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                But should I ever rise so high<lb/>
                As even <name type ="historical">Knight</name> or <name type ="historical">Garter</name>,<lb/>
                I'll look more sharp for privateers,<lb/> 
                For fear I catch a Tartar.<lb/>
                <emph rend="italic"><name type ="symbolic">Yankee</name> doodle, keep it up,<lb/>
                    To <name type ="historical">Rogers</name> be the glory,<lb/>
                    From insult to protect our flag,<lb/>
                    And tell an honest story.</emph><lb/></p>
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