Salutations, gentlefolk !
A fine little sloop, from the Delaware came,
To cruise on the seas, and the Wasp was her name.
With a noble commander, who fear'd not the foe.
And a crew who'd stand fast, let it blow high or low
And her opponent, HMS Frolic
at close range
should either ask for quarter
The other nine verses of the ballad are at
link
I 'cleaned up' image in paint program, the result is in 'files' section of _Close Action_ Yahoogroup
"Then fill up your glasses, let's laugh, drink and sing,
And cheer the brave Wasp, which the Britih did sting."
is a big fan of the Age of Sail, and these ships really speak to him - he loves transitional eras, and the Anglo-Dutch Wars was one of those.
