Loyalist Songs & Poems
Loyalists and others will take inspiration from this collection of songs and poems – divided into recordings and lyrics/text.
Recordings you can listen to:
God Save the King (the 18th century version referring to King George)
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The British Light Infantry: Revolutionary War (written in New York City in 1778)
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The Rebels: Revolutionary War: (written by a Captain Smyth in 1778 and published in the Pennsylvania Ledger)
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The Bold Canadian: War of 1812 (written in 1812 to celebrate the capture of Detroit)
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Over the Hills and Far Away: British Army Eighteenth Century
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Collection of Loyalist Songs: Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Rebellion of 1837, Fenian Raids
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American Loyalist Pride
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“See, The Conqu’ring Hero Comes!” (from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus)
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Lyrics/text only:
Collection: the Online Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies: Loyalist Music and Poetry
→ https://royalprovincial.com/history/music/music.shtml
“Come Shake Your Dull Noodles” (parody of “The Liberty Song”)
→ https://sgahm.org/primary-sources/1768-come-shake-your-dull-noodles-song
Songs of the War of 1812 (submitted by Donald Graves)
→ https://warof1812.ca/songs.htm