Poems (Barbara White)/The Grand Old Fleet of England
The Grand Old Fleet of England
Also taken from Mr. Payne's lecture.
The grand old fleet of England What has it done we say,The grand old fleet of England What is it doing today,They've been guarding the seas and our shores, sir We are right here for to say,*If it had not been for that same old fleet How would we be standing in America today.Repeat from *
The grand old fleet of England What is it doing today?The grand old fleet of England What has it done for the U. S. A.?It's protected our shores from invasion In its own old quiet way,If it had not been for that same old fleet We would be fighting in America today—If it had not been for that same old fleet We would all be eating sauer kraut now.