General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (another distant relative) makes a daring nighttime run to take Stony Point from a small British garrison with a fixed bayonet charge under cover of darkness.
from
Newstalgic American Folk Songbook Vol. 1,
released July 29, 2017
It wer' a long cold winter an' them states were in trouble
they was havin' a hard time in th' war
they'd been a-stepp'd on an' they'd been a-beat'n
and their spirits was mighty poor
so they sent Gen'ral Wayne 'cause they knew he was fearless
t' tak' Stony Point fer the colonies
git 'em a vic'try and raise their spirits
an' bring them British to their knees
CH:
It's gonna be a hard ride t'night down t' Stony Point
gonna be a wild wild ride down t' Stony
it's gonna be a rough ride t'night down t' Stony Point
but Gen'ral Wayne he ain't ne'er afraid!
If they'd only knew he'd slip in all silent
them British'dve pack'd up and rin!
Wayne's army surround'd 'em in the middle o' th' night
an' they dint suspect a thing
an' we sent Gen'ral Wayne 'cause we knew he were fearless
t' tak' Stony Pount fer th' colonies
git us a vict'ry an' raise our spirits
an' bring them British to their knees
*CH*
Wi' a bayonet charge in th' dark an' moonlight
he ran 'em down nay a-musket they fired!
they overrun'd them British in th' middle o' th' night
an' he took it jes' like we knew he would!
for we sent Gen'ral Wayne 'cause we knew he was fearless
an' he took Stony Point fer our colonies!
got us tha' vict'ry an' raised our spirits
an' brought them British to their knees
* CH*