The nancy

Stan Rogers

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What clothes men wear do give them airs_ the fellows do compare__ What colonel's regimentals shine_ and women call them fair__ I am Alexander MacIntosh_ nephew to the Laird_ And I do distain men who are vain_ the men with powdered hair___ I command the Nancy Schooner from the Moy on Lake St. Clair_ On the third day of October_ boys_ I did set sail from there_ To the garrison at Amherstburg I quickly work repair_ With Captain Maxwell and his wife and kids and powdered hair___ Aboard the Nancy__ In regimentals bright_ Aboard the Nancy__ with all his pomp and bluster there_ aboard the Nancy-o_ Below the St. Clair rapids I sent scouts unto the shore_ To ask a friendly Wyandotte to say what lay before_ "Amherstburg has fallen_ with the same for you in store!_ And militia sent to take you here_ fifty horse or more"___ Well up comes Captain Maxwell then_ "Surrender_ now_ I say!_ Give up your Nancy schooner and make off without delay!_ Set me ashore_ I do implore_ I will not die this day!"_ Says I_ "You go_ or get below_ for I'll be on my way!"_ Aboard the Nancy__ "Surrender_ Hell!" I say_ Aboard the Nancy__ "It's back to Mackinac I'll fight_ aboard the Nancy-o_ Up comes Colonel Beaubien men_ who shouts as he draws near_ "Give up your Nancy schooner and I swear you've naught to fear_ We've got your Captain Maxwell_ sir_ spare yourself his tears"_ Says I_ "I'll not but send you shot to buzz about your ears"_ We fired as we hove anchor_ boys_ and we got under way_ But scarce a dozen broadsides_ boys_ the Nancy did them pay_ Before the business sickened them_ They bravely ran away_ All sail we made_ and reached the Lake before the close of day_ Aboard the Nancy__ We sent them shot and cheers_ Aboard the Nancy__ We watched them running through the trees_ aboard the Nancy-o_ Oh_ military gentlemen_ they bluster_ roar and pray_ Nine sailors on the Nancy_ boys_ made fifty run away_ The powder in their hair that day was powder sent their way_ By poor and ragged sailor men_ who swore that they would stay_ Aboard the Nancy__ Six pence and pound a day_ Aboard the Nancy__ No uniforms for men to scorn_ aboard the Nancy-o_ Aboard the Nancy__ Six pence and pound a day_ Aboard the Nancy__ No uniforms for men to scorn_ aboard the Nancy-o_

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La chanson raconte l'histoire d'Alexander MacIntosh, un jeune homme qui commande un bateau, la Nancy, sur le lac St. Clair. Il se moque ouvertement des militaires en uniforme et de leur vanité, choisissant plutôt de défendre son navire avec bravoure contre des adversaires qui tentent de les intimider. Dans une série de rencontres tendues, il refuse de se rendre, témoignant d'un courage exceptionnel face à un plus grand nombre. L'équipage de la Nancy, composé de marins modestes, parvient à déjouer les attaques, démontrant que le pouvoir n'est pas toujours du côté des plus riches ou des mieux habillés. Cette histoire se déroule dans un contexte historique où des tensions militaires régnaient, soulignant le combat pour la liberté et la dignité. Le récit évoque également une certaine camaraderie parmi les hommes de mer, qui s'opposent aux stéréotypes des hommes en uniforme.

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