Charles Dibdin (Чарльз Дибдин)

The Briton's Alphabet

A stands for Albion, the Queen of the Main;
B for the Britons she boasts in her train
C for the Consul invasion who drums;
And D for the drubbing he'll get when he comes.

E stands for the Ensign of Britain unfurl'd,
And F for her Fleets, which defy all the world;
Next G both for Granville and Gun-boats will tell,
And H for the Heroes who pepper'd 'em well.

I stands for Invasion, that won't stand at all,
K stands for the King, who stands up for us all;
L for Liberty stands, and our King will defend it
From M that's the Murd'rer of Jaffa, who'd end it.

N is NELSON, of whom our foes sadly complain,
O is Ocean, where often he'll beat 'em again;
P our Press, at whose freedom friend BONY looks grim,
But attacking it, Q's a Quietus for him.

R means our Roast-Beef, which no Frenchman shall touch,
And S is Sir SIDNEY, who'll shew 'em as much;
As our Tars and their Triumphs, T nobly appears,
While V stands as glorious for brave Volunteers.

As our Wooden Walls, W may claim some renown,
Which our foes, to invade us, must climb or knock down;
Then X, Y, and Z, means my song's at an end,
As all Frenchmen will soon be, to land who pretend.

1. The Jolly Young Waterman
2. Ca N'ira Pas
3. The Sailor's Journal
4. Negro Slave
5. Tom Tough

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