British Grenadiers March: Fife and Strings!

The British Grenadiers March was written around 1750, before the American Revolution. However, it is also known as "Free America", written during the American Revolution. Dr. Joseph Warren used lyrics as a way of communicating his desire for colonial independence. Warren wrote his own lyrics to the British Grenadiers March. Warren's lyrics represented a form of patriotic propaganda. Here are the 1st verses.

1st Verse (British Version):

Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules
Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these.
But of all the world's great heroes, there's none that can compare
With a tow, row, row, row, row, row, to the British Grenadier.

1st Verse (American Version):

That seat of science Athens,
And earth's proud mistress, Rome,
Where now are all their glories
We scarce can find a tomb.
Then guard your rights, Americans,
Nor stoop to lawless sway,
Oppose, oppose, oppose, oppose
For North America.

I think that both of the first verses are similar in the sense that they both have references to Ancient Greece. However, Warren's version is geared towards the American Revolutionaries, as a message of encouragement, to beat the British and have an independent America. The British version is geared towards the British Greandiers, praising them for their victories.

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Source for information about piece:
Schlesinger, Arthur M. "A Note on Songs as Patriot Propaganda 1765-1776." The William and Mary Quarterly 11.1 (1954): 80-81.

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