The Patriot Song

Dublin Core

Title

The Patriot Song

Subject

Music, War, Paracosm

Description

The Patriot Song is a half-sheet of lined paper that holds two bars of musical notes and lyrics for a Big Continent anthem. On the backside of this sheet are three flags, one of which has a drawing of Ethan Allen in uniform.

Creator

Nelsons

Source

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Rights

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Type

Manuscript songsheet

File

Transcription

Nelson Family Juvenilia
Box 1 Folder 36
The Patriot Song – n.d.

[Handwritten sheet music]

The Patriot Song

Big Continent my country dear,

Of thee I proudly sing

And wouldn’t when leaves

Turn brown and [fears]/

A conquering army

Home they’ll bring

[Page break] [Illustrations of flags]